Guest

Question: What is divergent evolution? Give example.

Question: What is divergent evolution? Give example.

Grade:12th pass

1 Answers

Rituraj Tiwari
askIITians Faculty 1792 Points
3 years ago
In divergent evolution, two or more distinct species share a common ancestor from which they diverged. A common example is a modern elephant and woolly mammoth. They share a common ancestor and yet evolved into two different species. Another example is the dog, the wolf, and the fox

Think You Can Provide A Better Answer ?

ASK QUESTION

Get your questions answered by the expert for free