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"Homoplasy includes all cases of close resemblance of form which are not traceable to homogeny, all details of agreement not homogenous, in structures which are broadly homogenous, as well as in structures having no genetic affinity" (p. 41).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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