convergent
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The authors found that early squamate evolution involved a great deal of anatomical experimentation and convergent evolution, which helps explain why the earliest snake story has been so difficult to untangle from fossils alone.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
It’s an example of convergent evolution, when completely unrelated species independently evolve comparable traits in response to similar environmental pressures.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
"The convergent evolution of crabs has happened about five times in history, but it's happened within the group of decapods."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
McInerney was lead author on a study on convergent evolution in bacteria that helps us understand how this background might work, and to distinguish these two ways convergence may occur.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024
A divergent thinker can come up with many different answers to a question, while a convergent thinker will come up with the one correct answer to a problem.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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