Being all mammals, whale, dolphins, bat, monkey and horse have some common characters but they also show conspicuous differences. This is due to phenomenon of

  • A

    Normalisation

  • B

    Genetic drift

  • C

    Convergence

  • D

    Divergence

Similar Questions

Which of the following are the wrong statements

$I.$ Organs which are different in basic structure and origin but performs similar functions are called analogous organ

$II.$ Organs with different to basic structure and origin but perform similar functions are called homologous organs

$III.$ Homologous organs lead to convergent evolution

$IV.$ Analogous organ leads to divergent evolution

The correct combination is

All organism shares the same types of proteinsand biochemical pathways. This supports the fact that

Fossils are .........

Choose the homologous organs from the givenoptions.

$(I)$ Vertebrate hearts.

$(II)$ Vertebrate brains

$(III)$ Thorn and tendrils of Bougainvillea andcucurbita respectively

$(IV)$ Vertebrate limbs.

The correct combination is

The peppered moth (Biston betularia), the black-coloured form becomes dominant over the lightcoloured form of moth in England during industrial revolution. This is an example of

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