Evolution Question 69
69. Similarities in organism with different genotype indicates
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(a) Microevolution
(b) Macroevolution
(c) Convergent evolution
(d) Divergent evolution
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Answer : c
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(c) Microevolution is a series of changes within a species due to gene mutations and accumulation of variations. Macroevolution is evolution in which taxa higher than the level of species are formed due to morphological and cytological changes. Formation of different functional forms of a basically similar structure is called divergent evolution.
