Is it possibe that two prokaryotic organisms show phenotypic similarities, but do not share close relatedness? Explain your answer. Thanks to all of you!
2007-01-11 11:55:31 · 3 answers · asked by katerina 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
They can look alike (phenotypic similarities) and still have major genetic differences (genotypic dissimilarities), and that would indicate that they are not closely related.
2007-01-11 11:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's called convergent evolution, where two not-very-related organisms can develop a certain trait.
2007-01-11 20:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by doctorevil64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont understand this terminology [ do you ]? but i think i can give you an example.
Atlantic salmon and pacific salmon look very similar but they do not mate because they are NOT related
2007-01-11 21:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋