Being all mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have some common characters but they also show conspicuous differences due to:

Genetic drift

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Divergence

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Normalisation

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Convergence

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The correct option is B
Divergence

Mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have different functions but have similar embryonic origin which are said to be homologous organs which is based on divergent evolution

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Being all mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have some common characters but they also show conspicuous differences due to:

The correct option is B Divergence Mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have different functions but have similar embryonic origin which are said to be homologous organs which is based on divergent evolution

The correct option is B
Divergence

Mammals, whale, dolphin, bat, monkey and horse have different functions but have similar embryonic origin which are said to be homologous organs which is based on divergent evolution