Igatsha (iqembu)
Ummomo

Kumchazampilo, igatsha, elaziwa nangokuthi igatshaqembu noma iqembu lemvelo, [1] liyiqembu leziphili elakhiwe ukhokho ofanayo kanye nayo yonke inzalo yakhe. [2] Amagatsha ayisakhi eyisisekelo ezobugatsha, okuyindlela yesimanje yokuhlela ingqawangqwa eyamukelwa yimikhakha eminingi yezinto eziphilayo.
Ukhokho ovamile angaba umuntu ngamunye, inani labantu, noma umqhinqa ( oshabalele noma okhona ). Amagatsha anezixheke zawo, ngasinye kwesinye, njengoba igatsha ngalinye lihlukana libe amagatsha amancane. Lokhu kuhlukana kubonisa umlando wenguqukofuzo njengoba imiphakathi yahlukana futhi yathuthuka ngokuzimela. Amagatsha abizwa ngokuthi amaqembu e- monophyletic (ngesiGreki: "iqembu elilodwa").
- ↑ Martin, Elizabeth; Hin, Robert (2008). A Dictionary of Biology. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Cracraft, Joel; Donoghue, Michael J., eds. (2004). "Introduction". Assembling the Tree of Life. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-972960-9.