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What kind of evolution occurs when two organisms evolve similar traits due to them sharing a close ancestral history?
What kind of evolution occurs when two organisms evolve similar traits due to them sharing a close ancestral history?
- Divergent evolution
- Convergent evolution
- Parallel evolution
- Co-evolution (correct)
What kind of evolution occurs when natural selection in unrelated or distantly related groups of organisms from different ancestral lineage evolves similar adaptations due to them being exposed to similar selection pressures?
What kind of evolution occurs when natural selection in unrelated or distantly related groups of organisms from different ancestral lineage evolves similar adaptations due to them being exposed to similar selection pressures?
- Divergent evolution
- Convergent evolution (correct)
- Parallel evolution
- Co-evolution
What kind of evolution occurs when allele frequencies change within a population?
What kind of evolution occurs when allele frequencies change within a population?
- Divergent evolution (correct)
- Convergent evolution
- Parallel evolution
- Co-evolution