| convergent evolution |
The evolutions of two different groups of organisms so that they come to closely resemble one another. Also known as convergence.
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| convergent evolution |
The independent development of similarity between species as a result of their having been exposed to similar selective pressures(eg similar environments, similar lifestyles).
Ãâó: www.uleth.ca/bio/bio1020/taxonomy.html
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| convergent evolution |
Convergent evolution results when unrelated species are acted on by the same selection pressure and adaptive traits tend to resemble traits in other species without a shared evolutionary lineage.
Ãâó: www.oakenstaff.org/Crayfish/terms.html
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| convergent evolution |
The independent acquisition over time through natural selection of similar characteristics in two or more unrelated species.
Ãâó: www.missouri.edu/~anthmark/courses/mah/concepts.ht...
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| convergent evolution |
The evolution of similar looking or similar functioning structures in unrelated animals
Ãâó: www.ultimateungulate.com/glossary.html
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