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Question
Evolutionary convergence is the development of a ______.
Options
common set of functions in groups of different ancestry
dissimilar set of functions in closely related groups
common set of structures in closely related groups
dissimilar set of functions in unrelated groups
Solution
Evolutionary convergence is the development of a common set of functions in groups of different ancestry.
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