BIOL 3040 STUDY GUIDE II, PART A BIOL 3040 STUDY GUIDE II, PART A Chapter 4 Synapomorphy: A character or trait that is shared by two or more taxonomic groups and is derived through evolution by a common ancestor. Homoplasy: Correspondence between parts or organs acquired as a result of parallel evolution or convergence. Homoplasy is analogous and can be due to convergent evolution 1. According to the tree below: a Species B is more closely related to species G than species A b Sp...