NEET2007ZoologyEvolutionActual
When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed:
Options
- Amicroevolution
- Bco-evolution
- Cconvergent evolution
- Ddivergent evolution.
Correct answer
C. convergent evolution
Step-by-step solution
The analogous organs show convergent evolution due to similar adaptions which do not support organic evolution. Divergent evolution occurs when two groups of the same species evolve different traits within those groups in order to accommodate for differing environmental and social pressures. Microevolution is the change in allele frequencies that occurs over a relatively short period of time within a population. This change is due to four different processes: mutation, selection, gene flow and genetic drift. Coevol