Biology A-Level
Convergent evolution
What Convergent evolution means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Convergent evolution
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Organisms evolving similar features from different ancestors, so grouping by appearance alone can misrepresent descent.
Topics that use Convergent evolution
- Classification and evolution (OCR A-Level)
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