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parallel evolution

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noun

the independent development of closely corresponding adaptive features in two or more groups of organisms that occupy different but equivalent habitats, as marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other continents.

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RELATED WORDS

convergence, speciation

Nearby words

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  8. parallel motion,
  9. parallel of altitude,
  10. parallel of latitude

Origin of parallel evolution

First recorded in 1960–65
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