We propose a procedure to locate sequences in a multidimensional vector ... of molecular evolution caused by unrecognized convergent evolution among lineages or unexpected patterns of substitutions.

Convergent evolution occurs when organisms that aren’t closely related evolve similar features or behaviours, often as solutions to the same problems. The process can result in matching body shapes, ...

Previous studies had identified the presence of shared excitatory and inhibitory neurons, as well as general connectivity patterns suggesting ... the result of convergent evolution, meaning ...

Previous studies supported this view, identifying shared excitatory and inhibitory neurons and general connectivity patterns across these vertebrate ... homologous but are instead the product of ...

The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of ...

A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) sheds fresh light on one of the most ...

Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with ...

A new study, suggests just that. Evolutionary biologists have found evidence that the ability to evolve — a concept known as ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with ... The paper identifies new evolutionary patterns, and it outlines a new scenario, marked by the enormous potential for genetic change and evolutionary ...