Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The study which determine that whether the wings of birds, bats and insects and their flying capacity are the products of convergent evolution.

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The process of convergent evolution is the independent development of similar features to the similar environmental condition by the species of different lineages. The structures developed as a result of convergent evolution are known as analogous structures or homoplasies. In contrast to homologous structures which have a common origin, analogous structures have similar form or function but not found to be present in last common ancestor.

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