Sentence examples for an instance of convergent evolution from inspiring English sources

That lactose tolerance has evolved independently four times is an instance of convergent evolution.

The DNA changes in the mammoth hemoglobin genes differ from those in other arctic animals, an instance of convergent evolution or attaining the same end by a different genetic route.

Therefore, the specificity of the two GlyRS families may be either an instance of convergent evolution, or possibly even reflect the ancestral specificity of all Class II aaRS.

In a striking instance of convergent evolution, cyclophilin A (CypA) sequences have been inserted into the TRIM5 gene by independent retrotransposition events in both New World (Aotus/owl monkey) and Old World (Macaca/macaque) primate lineages.

That appeared to be a coincidence; a case of convergent evolution.

Spectacles in these two skink genera evolved independently and thus represent an example of convergent evolution.

In an example of convergent evolution, rainforest katydids hear using similar mechanisms to those found in mammalian ears.

The teeth and jaws of Tasmanian devils resemble those of hyenas, an example of convergent evolution.

Warm-bloodedness must also have evolved at one of these points – an example of convergent evolution.

manavi", which are not each other's closest relatives, forming an example of convergent evolution.

However, the similarities between V. salvadorii and V. varius may simply be an example of convergent evolution.