Tag: convergent evolution
Another Example of Convergent Biochemical Evolution: Caffeine
Sounds like a candidate for explanation via common design to me.
Convergent Evolution Strikes Again: Orb-Weaver Spiders
Orb-weaver spiders are one of the most common types of spiders. They’re the ones you find in your garden, building those beautiful big circular webs.
Nature: “Convergent Evolution Seen in Hundreds of Genes” and “Surprisingly, Extensive”
Bats and cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are very different.
Bothersome Bats and Other Pests Disturb the “Tree of Life”
A recent paper in the journal Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society offers some striking comments about the prevalence of discordance among phylogenetic trees.
“Surprising” Convergent Genetic Evolution in Insects
What are the odds that two genes would independently converge on a similar DNA sequence?