Editing Parallel evolution (section)

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{{Short description|Similar evolution in distinct species}}
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'''Parallel evolution''' is the similar development of a trait in distinct species that are not closely related, but share a similar original trait in response to similar evolutionary pressure.<ref>Parallel evolution, an example may be the Pyrotherians evolved a body plan similar to proboscideans: [http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookglossPQ.html Online Biology Glossary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713090726/http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookglossPQ.html |date=2007-07-13 }}</ref><ref name="Zhang">Zhang, J. and Kumar, S. 1997. [http://www.kumarlab.net/pdf_new/ZhangKumar97.pdf Detection of convergent and parallel evolution at the amino acid sequence level] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214043/http://www.kumarlab.net/pdf_new/ZhangKumar97.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}. ''Mol. Biol. Evol.'' '''14''', 527-36.</ref>