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Adaptation is a type of

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Convergent evolution
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Satabilizing selection
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Adaptive radiation
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Speciation
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Solution

The correct option is C Adaptive radiation
  • In evolutionary biology, adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.
  • Hence, Adaptation is a type of Adaptive radiation.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Adaptive radiation'.

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