Parallel Evolution: Proteins Do It, Too Date: June 12, 2006 Source: University of Michigan Summary: Wings, spines, saber-like teeth -- nature and the fossil record abound with examples of ...

One of the most spectacular examples of parallel evolution is provided by the two main branches of the mammals, the placentals and marsupials, which have followed independent evolutionary pathways ...

The internet has discovered carcinization: how different crustaceans keep evolving into crabs. It's disturbing.

But scientists have debated whether examples of so-called adaptive, parallel evolution also can be found at the level of genes and proteins.

A comprehensive survey of the genetic changes contributing to evolution, revealing multiple examples of parallel evolution and suggesting that population genetic parameters influence the ...

For example, flight has evolved many times, in parallel, from numerous non-flying organisms; many species of vertebrates that are not fish have evolved swimming, in parallel.

Evolution, Vol. 59, No. 9 (Sep., 2005), pp. 1976-1988 (13 pages) The damselfly genus Enallagma originated in the Nearctic, and two Nearctic lineages recently underwent radiations partly associated ...

One common type of parallel evolution is convergent evolution. For example thylacines and wolves are two separate species with different origins that evolved separately to look similar.

But scientists have debated whether examples of so-called adaptive, parallel evolution also can be found at the level of genes and proteins.