Convergent Evolution

by Dan Sellars on February 3, 2010

In evolutionary biology, there’s a concept called convergent evolution in which unrelated organisms independently evolve similar traits in response to the same environment. For instance, dolphins (mammals) and fish have similarly evolving streamlined bodies and dorsal fins. What I find most fascinating is how the very different technologies or products independently arrived at the same unlikely morphology.

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