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Convergence
The phenomenon where more distantly related lineages have similar features due to the operation of similar evolutionary forces.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Evolution and Phylogenetics: Cladistics and Classification

Related Terms:
Synapomorphies
Homology

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Monophyly and diphyly of bat evolution

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