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Parallelism is

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A.adaptiv divergence
B.adaptiv divergence of widely separated species
C.adaptiv convergence of widely different species
D.adaptiv convergence of closely related groups

Solution

When convergent evolution is found in closely related species, it is called ′Parallel evolution′ (or parallelism), eg, development of runing habit in deer (2 toed) and horse (1 toed) with two vestigial splint bones.

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