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  • Separate evolutionary development of similar characterist...
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Separate evolutionary development of similar characteristics in different organisms is what?

  1. Homoplasy

  2. Homologies

  3. Analogies

  4. Monophyletic

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Homoplasy refers to traits that are similar due to convergent evolution rather than common ancestry. Analogies are the functional result of this process.

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