Give differences : Divergent Evolution and Convergent Evolution
 

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Divergent Evolution Convergent Evolution
$(1)$ Development of different functional structures from a common ancestral form is called divergent evolution. $(1)$ Development of similar adaptive functional structures in unrelated groups of organisms is called convergent evolution.
$(2)$ Homologous organs show divergent evolution. $(2)$ Analogous organs show convergent evolution.
$(3)$ Examples: Darwin's finches, Australiar Marsupials, locomotion in mammals. $(3)$ Examples : Australian marsupials and placental mammals, various aquatic vertebrate and wings of insects, birds. and bats.

 

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