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Noun Concept
Categories: Pages using multiple image with manual scaled images, Evolutionary biology terminology, Convergent evolution, Articles with short description
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convergent evolution  analogy  homoplasy  convergence  analogous structure
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Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Wikipedia
English:
biology
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Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Wikipedia
A similarity of trait or organ in two unrelated organisms Wikipedia Disambiguation
The acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages Wikipedia Disambiguation
Independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages; creates analogous structures Wikidata
Similarity between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa resulting from convergent evolution Wikidata
A process by which unrelated organisms independently acquire similar characteristics while evolving in separate ecosystems. OmegaWiki
The use of a similar example or model to explain or extrapolate from. OmegaWiki
A trait of evolution in which species independently develop similar properties. Wiktionary
A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence. Wiktionary
IS A
evolution
property
HAS KIND
carcinisation
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
DIFFERENT FROM
homology
HAS CAUSE
convergent evolution
OPPOSITE OF
homology
divergent evolution
Wikipedia
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convergent evolution
Wikidata
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analogy, convergent evolution
Wiktionary
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convergent evolution, homoplasy
OmegaWiki
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analogy, convergence
Wikipedia Redirections
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Adaptively convergent, Analogous evolution, analogous structure, analogous Structure, analogous structures, analogy (biology), Biological convergence, Convergance evolution, convergence (biology), Convergent Evolution, convergent feature, convergently evolved, convergently similar, Covergent evolution, evolutionary convergence, evolutionary relay, Evolving independently, Homoplasty, homoplasy, independent evolution, independently evolved, morphological convergence
Wikidata Alias
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analogous organs, homoplasy

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