Biology A-Level
convergent similarity
What convergent similarity means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of convergent similarity
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Similar features that can evolve independently in unrelated organisms exposed to similar conditions, so they do not show close relatedness.
Topics that use convergent similarity
- Species and taxonomy (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- amino acid sequence comparison
- biological species concept
- classification tables
- common names
- domain to species
- eight taxonomic levels
- fertile offspring
- gene pool
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