AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Divergent evolution represents the evolutionary pattern in which species sharing a common ancestry become more distinct due to differential selection pressure which gradually leads to speciation over an evolutionary time period.

Detailed explanation-2: -Another good example of divergent evolution is the origin of the domestic dog and the modern wolf. Dogs and wolves both diverged from a common ancestor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Divergent evolution refers to the process by which interbreeding species diverged into two or more evolutionary groups. It means that these groups of species used to be similar and related. However, they became more and more dissimilar through time.

Detailed explanation-4: -In divergent evolution, two or more distinct species share a common ancestor from which they diverged. A common example is a modern elephant and woolly mammoth. They share a common ancestor and yet evolved into two different species. Another example is the dog, the wolf, and the fox.

Detailed explanation-5: -What Is Divergent Evolution? Divergent evolution occurs when a population of animals or plants is split into two groups by a geographic barrier (for instance, a body of water or a migration to a new area), causing each group to develop different traits under their respective selective pressures and natural selection.