NEET Biology question
In Africa, there is a species of bird called the yellow-throated long claw. It looks exactly like the meadowlark found in North America, but they are not closely related. This is an example of
Answer: (D)
Solution
Convergent evolution. Convergent evolution describes the acquisition of the same biological trait in an unrelated lineages. The wings are the classic example of convergent evolution in action. Flying insects, birds and bats have all evolved the capacity of flight independently. They have ‘convergent’ on this useful
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