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Parallelism is

A

Adaptive divergence in evolution

B

Adaptive convergence of widely different species in evolution

C

Adaptive convergence of closely related species in evolution

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C
Development of similar adaptive functional structures in unrelated groups of organisms is called adaptive convergence. e.g. wings of insect, bird and bat show marked convergent evolution. When convergent evolution is found in closely related species, it is called “Parallel evolution”. Example: development of running habit in deer (2-toed) and horse (1-toed) with two vestigial splint bones.
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