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Tending toward a common point.


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Relation between Storks and New World Vultures

Well can convergent evolution take place in DNAs as well??? :? :? :? I thought it might be a more phenotypical factor???

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by David George
Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:23 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Relation between Storks and New World Vultures
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Relation between Storks and New World Vultures

... I can believe it, but I would like to see more studies done on this topic done by different scientists. I believe that it could be possible due to convergent evolution and that these characteristics we are noticing between new world and stork are homoplastic. But yea, there could be an error in ...

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by Darwin420
Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:32 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Relation between Storks and New World Vultures
Replies: 2
Views: 717

Re: Developmental Biology-I need help

... angiogenesis. Genes Dev. 2007 Oct 1;21(19):2433-47. Hotta K, Yamada S, Ueno N, Satoh N, Takahashi H. Brachyury-downstream notochord genes and convergent extension in Ciona intestinalis embryos. Dev Growth Differ. 2007 Jun;49(5):373-82. Suli A, Mortimer N, Shepherd I, Chien CB. Netrin/DCC signaling ...

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by jonmoulton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:03 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Developmental Biology-I need help
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Views: 568

Re: Evolution

... but they would not be human. They would be like humans in many ways, but genetically, they would be different. There is such a thing called convergent evolution. As the name implies, different organisms can evolve similar structures or behaviours from different starting points. But convergent ...

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by wbla3335
Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:40 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution
Replies: 36
Views: 5159

Re: Help me with some questions pls :)

... then you create a paraphyletic group (a common ancestor and PART of its descendants) 4) Trust Mr Mystery, he gave you the correct definition of convergent evolution. And trust yourself too. If you apply the definition he gave you (which you have done), then why doubting your answer ? Another ...

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by DrD
Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Help me with some questions pls :)
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