homoplastic
/ˌhoʊməˈplæstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or having the quality of homoplasy; describing similar traits that evolved independently in different species.
- The homoplastic similarity between the eyes of octopuses and humans is a famous example of convergent evolution.
- Researchers found a homoplastic pattern in the skull shapes of two unrelated desert lizards.
- The homoplastic development of wings in insects and birds shows how nature finds similar solutions.
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