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Why anatomical and molecular features often fit a similar nested pattern.in addition descibe a orocess that can cause this not to be the case

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Anatomical and molecular features often fit a similar pattern due to Homology. Homology is the existence of shared ancestry between two structures or genes in a different species.

A process that can cause this not to be the case is Convergent Evolution.
Convergent Evolution occurs when two unrelated species independently evolve similar traits to cope with evolutionary changes.
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