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The 149 pages that link to Convergent evolution, each with the reason it gives.

• ArtiodactylaCompared with: Similar aquatic adaptations once obscured the close ancestry of whales and terrestrial artiodactyls.

• HomologyCompared with: It produces resemblance without the shared inheritance that defines homology.

• IntrogressionCompared with: Similar traits can arise independently, so resemblance alone does not establish introgression.

• CoevolutionCompared with: Similarity alone does not establish reciprocal evolutionary influence.

• Molecular evolutionCompared with: Similar molecular outcomes can arise independently, complicating ancestry inference.

• Mosaic evolutionCompared with: Similarity across lineages differs from the uneven trait histories within a lineage.

• Fish anatomyCompared with: Similar body shapes can arise without close anatomical ancestry.

• Animal phylogenyCompared with: Convergence can make unrelated animals appear closely related when trees rely on superficial resemblance.

• OpisthokontaCompared with: Similar forms in animals and fungi need not be inherited from their shared opisthokont ancestor.

• PhylogeographyCompared with: Similar adaptations can mislead geographic interpretation when traits are mistaken for shared ancestry.

• DiffusionismCompared with: It provides a biological analogy for similarity without direct transmission.

• Parallel evolutionCompared with: Unlike parallel evolution, convergence usually involves lineages with less recent shared ancestry.

• Canid hybridCompared with: Similar looks can arise without hybrid ancestry or recent interbreeding.

• Divergent evolutionCompared with: It produces resemblance across lineages, whereas divergence produces differences among relatives.

• Genetic admixtureCompared with: Similar genetic or physical traits can arise without any interbreeding between lineages.