Question
Differentiate between Divergent and Convergent Evolution.###Differentiate between divergent and convergent evolution. Give one example of each.
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Answer
Differences between divergent and convergent evolution :
| Divergent Evolution | Convergent Evolution |
| 1. Development of different functional structures from a common ancestral form is called divergent evolution. | Development of similar adaptive functional structures in unrelated groups of organism is called con - vergent evolution. |
| 2. Homologous organs show divergent evolution. | Analogous organs show convergent evolution. |
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