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convergent evolution

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convergent evolution
n.
See convergence.
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However, additional typing methods would be required to verify that the strains are related, rather than exhibiting convergent evolution of their respective spoligotypes.
Spoligologos: a bioinformatic approach to displaying and analyzing ... by Taber, Harry W. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
However, several features of Incisivosaurus suggest that Caudipteryx and other oviraptors developed their avian features not through inheritance from birds but through convergent evolution.
Fossil suggests carnivorous dinosaurs begat vegetarian kin. (Veggie ... by Perkins, S. / Science News
Nevertheless, taxonomists have found some physical pointers hinting that the similarities arise from coincidence, or convergent evolution, and not shared ancestry.
Copy crab: DNA confirms that crab forms have several origins. (This ... by Pickrell, J. / Science News
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