Convergent Evolution 3

Convergent evolution is the driven by natural selection, the mechanism for evolution. Evolution is the change in gene frequencies within a population. This requires individuals within a population to have different phenotypic expressions of traits. Some of these variations of traits grant more reproductive opportunities to those that possess them; for example they may be stronger, faster, or more attractive to the opposite sex. If those traits are then inherited by the offspring, they will become more common within the population. …