NEET Biology question

Similarities in organism with different genotype indicates

(A)Microevolution
(B)Macroevolution
(C)Convergent evolutionCorrect
(D)Divergent evolution

Answer: (C)

Solution

Convergent evolution is the development of superficially similar structures in unrelated organisms, usually because the organisms live in the same kind of environment. Examples are the wings of insects and birds and the streamlined bodies of whales and fish. One can say that it is the similar habitat that has resulted

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