Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19.2, Problem 2CC
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Examples in which two species that are not closely related but show similar characters.
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Convergent evolution is the process in which two unrelated and distantly related organisms evolve similar adaptations and other forms of body structures. Evolution depends on the theory of natural selection. The better fit organism is naturally selected over the others. Different circumstances bring variation in characteristics of organisms. These circumstances can be in the form of mutations, change in environment and sometimes due to stress.
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