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GATE 2024 BT – Question 43

Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology · Evolutionary Biology: Selection and inheritance, adaptive and neutral evolution, genetic drift, species and speciation · 2 marks · Multiple choice

The evolution of wings in bats and insects is an example of ________ evolution.

  1. convergent
  2. divergent
  3. neutral
  4. parallel

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Correct answer: (A) convergent

Explanation

Bat and insect wings are analogous structures that evolved independently to the same function, which is convergent evolution.