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View synonyms for convergent evolution
convergent evolution
noun
- the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of convergent evolution1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
Instead, they seemed to evolve on different timelines for different creatures, what evolutionary biologists call convergent evolution.
From Popular-Science
It has popped up independently in seven variants in what appears to be a case of “convergent evolution.”
From Washington Post
Some public health researchers have noted that this is likely what’s known as convergent evolution, a phenomenon where organisms unrelated to each other evolve similar traits that help them survive.
From Popular-Science
To scientists, the copycat mutations arising in different continents means the virus is undergoing “convergent evolution.”
Nor are signs of a convergent evolution wanting on the economic side.
From Project Gutenberg
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