Are similar because of homoplasy: q, wolves and coyotes wolves and thylacines bats and cheetahs cheetahs and leopards
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Homoplasy refers to a similarity in traits that is not due to shared ancestry but rather due to convergent evolution or evolutionary reversals. This means that two species may develop similar traits independently in response to similar environmental pressures. Show more…
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