===Glossary of "Cladistics (2nd ed.)" by [[Kitching_Forey_Humphries_Williams_1998|Kitching et al. (1998)]]===
===Glossary of "Cladistics (2nd ed.)" by [[Kitching_Forey_Humphries_Williams_1998|Kitching et al. (1998)]]===
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*(1) A character is an hypothesis of [[primary_homology|primary homology]] intwo or more [[terminal_taxa|terminal taxa]] based on original observations of organisms.
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*(1) A character is an hypothesis of [[primary_homology|primary homology]] intwo or more [[terminal_taxa|terminal taxa]] based on original observations of organisms. (2) An observable feature of a organism used to distinguish it from another. See also [[character_state|character state]].
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*(2) An observable feature of a organism used to distinguish it from another. See also [[character_state|character state]].