Evolution: Convergent and Parallel Evolution

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Description: Abstract Convergence and parallelism are two forms of independent evolution of similar or identical traits; they are often taken as evidence for adaptive evolution, but can also occur due to design limitations or by chance.
Caro‐Beth Stewart
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