Parallel Phenotypic Evolution Is Likely to Occur Because

question 76

Multiple Choice

Parallel phenotypic evolution is likely to occur because

• A) closely related organisms typically face similar problems.
• B) the conservation of regulatory genes during evolution means that similar traits are likely to evolve repeatedly.
• C) many different phenotypes can be produced by a given genotype.
• D) phenotypic plasticity, which generates parallel phenotypic evolution, is widespread.
• E) evolutionary biologists have looked especially hard to find evidence of it.

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