Topic: Adaptive radiation· Genetics and Evolution

Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of :

1. Adaptive radiation

2. Convergent evolution

3. Industrial melanism

4. Natural selection

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Answer: 2. Convergent evolution

Penguin and dolphin flippers have similar function and shape but evolved in unrelated groups (a bird and a mammal). They are analogous structures showing convergent evolution.

Adaptive radiation is divergence from one ancestor, for example Darwin's finches.

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