Divergent evolution

DIVERGENT EVOLUTION
This is when your development starts at one place and splits in different directions. We start as the same species, but then as more generations develop, my group becomes good at one thing and yours at another.

divergent evolution The divergence of a single interbreeding population or species into two or more descendant species.
divergent plate boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.

Divergent Evolution: The evolution of one species to a number of different forms. Compare convergent evolution; see also evolution.

Divergent evolution: A kind of evolutionary change that results in increasing morphological difference between initially more similar lineages.

Divergent evolution The evolutionary process by which proteins with different properties are derived from a common ancestor.

Isolated ecosystems, such as archipelagos, mountain areas, and newly formed lakes can be colonized by a species which, upon establishing itself, undergoes rapid divergent evolution.

Isolated ecosystems, such as islands and mountain areas, can be colonized by a new species which upon establishing itself undergoes rapid divergent evolution. Darwin's finches are examples of adaptive radiation occurring in an archipelago.

See also: Evolution, Species, Selection, Animals, Biology