Tasmanian Wolf is a marsupial while Wolf is a placental mammal. This shows

Convergent evolution

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Divergent evolution

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Inheritance of acquired characters

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Parallelism

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Solution

The correct option is A Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution:

Convergent evolution is development of similar functional structures in unrelated organisms. For example Tasmanian wolf (Australian marsupial) and wolf (a placental mammal) evolved independently but developed similarity in the feeding habits, shape and locomotion.

Final answer:
(A) Convergent evolution

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