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what is difference or similarity between divergent evolutin and molecular phylogeny

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They both are different terms. Divergent evolution means origin of new species when an interbreeding population or species diverge into two or more descendant species. Whereas molecular phylogeny is a analyses of hereditary molecular differences (mainly in DNA sequences) between the organisms to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.

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