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Mention the type of evolution that has brought the similarity as seen in potato tuber and sweet potato.

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The potato tuber and sweet potato are analogous hence show convergent evolution. Potato tuber is the modified stem while the sweet potato is a root but they both perform the same function of food storage.
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