Convergent-evolution
noun
1.
the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent.
noun
See divergent evolution
convergent evolution n.
See convergence.
The development through evolution of similar features by organisms with distinctly different ancestors. A common example of this is the evolution of wings in insects and birds.
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