Usually means: Species adapt, different traits emerge.
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  1. divergent evolution: Collins English Dictionary
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  3. Divergent evolution: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Divergent evolution: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. divergent evolution, Divergent evolution: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Divergent evolution)

noun:  Divergent evolution or divergent selection is the accumulation of differences between closely related populations within a species, sometimes leading to speciation.


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