TERM: Description of glossary term.
Kontext: Evolution
primitive
A loosely used term that connotes an early state in the evolution of a trait of a group of species. Often employed as synonym of basal
Literatur
Barlow, George W.. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. pp. 352 pp. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (Kurzfassung)