convergent

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“New fossils are showing more and more cases of convergent evolution,” Aureliano says, suggesting that part of what made dinosaurs so successful was this repeated development of key traits.

From Scientific American

But they have genetic changes at many of the same places as the Omicron variant, suggesting a case of convergent evolution.

From Science Magazine

For one thing, they write that "gait reconstruction of dinosaurs has numerous inherent uncertainties, and therefore it is important to compare results from different methods, in an attempt to find a convergent point."

From Salon

This ability could suggest close evolutionary relationship to the only living upright ape, humans – or his upright stance could be the result of convergent evolution.

From Salon

In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the complete genome sequences of viruses from thousands of patients enable us to look for convergent patterns.

From Scientific American