Study Suggests That Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong
Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought
Source: labmanager.com
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Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought
New research led by scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath suggests that determining evolutionary trees of organisms by comparing anatomy rather than gene sequences is misleading. The study, published in Communication
How is convergent evolution related to the evolutionary tree, and what changes does it bring to classifying existing taxon today?
We shouldn't trust our eyes when classifying animals, the researchers argue.