: being, possessing, or marked by a character (such as the large brain in humans) not present in the ancestral form
derived features
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Recent Examples on the WebThe signatures of these events in chromosomes therefore represent a novel set of derived characteristics that biologists can use to test hypotheses about how species are related.Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 Scholars note that the British-derived common-law system used in Hong Kong allows prosecutors broad powers intended to be used with discretion. Suzanne Sataline, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2020 Today, magma-derived fluids could sit close to the surface, just a mile or so below the ground.National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020 In 2010, a paper published in the scientific journal Nature noted that Foldit's then 57,000 registered players had come up with results that either matched or significantly outperformed computers' own algorithmically derived solutions. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2020 At least 10 patients have had fat-derived stem cells injected into their blood to cure or slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). David Cyranoski, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2019 People who do not make H1-antigen in their intestinal cells make up 20% of the European-derived population and are resistant to many strains of norovirus. Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020 Alicia Martin of the Broad Institute in Massachusetts and her colleagues scored West Africans for height based on SNPs drawn from studies on European or European-derived populations.The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019 And the Vatican has consistently encouraged vaccines, even those developed using fetal-derived cell lines. Arman Azad, CNN, 4 Nov. 2019 See More