Question

Evolutionary convergence is the development of:

• A. A common set of characters in a group of different ancestry
• B. A dissimilar set of characters in closely related groups
• C. A common set of characters in closely related groups
• D. A random set of characters in a group of different ancestry

Answer 1

The correct option is A

A common set of characters in a group of different ancestry

Development of similar adaptive functional structures in unrelated groups of organisms is called convergent evolution. Example: Wings of insect, bird and bat. Thus, analogous organs show convergent evolution (adaptive convergence).