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Flippers of penguins and of dolphins illustrate which type of evolution?
AConvergent evolution
BDivergent evolution
CBranching descent
DMutational saltation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Convergent evolution
Unrelated groups in a similar aquatic habitat evolved similar flippers for one function, which is convergence.
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