What Is Homoplasy?
Homoplasy is the process by which the Analogous Structures are developed in different species. It is a continuous process. It is triggered by the need of the creature to fulfill any need. This process develops new structures in their body which might be similar with some other species form the functioning point of view. But they are completely different in structure. Also, one must importantly term of Homoplasy is that, the new traits will not develop in the species which are derived from the same ancestor.
Sometimes individuals often get confused between the Convergent Evolution process & Homoplasy process. But there is a big difference between them. Homoplasy is a small part of the Convergent Evolution. The process by which the Analogous Structures are developed is known as Homoplasy. But the process by which two different species consisting Analogous Structures is known as Homoplasy. This means the Convergent Evolution process starts first. It has a phrase when the Analogous Structure starts generating. This phrase is known as Homoplasy. After the Homoplasy process is complete, Convergent Evolution again starts the evolutionary process & develops a completely new species.
Convergent Evolution
Evolution is a developing process. It is a continuous & immortal process by which new species take place in nature. Evolution is a process where from an existing creature a new completely different creature evolved. In every living thing, evolution can be observed. Though evolution takes millions of times to create a new species, but still in the present time also, evolution is the key force that maintains nature. Scientists believe that there are many types of evolution present. Among them, Divergent Evolution is the major one. But others also are responsible for creating new species. Among others, Convergent Evolution is next to the Divergent Evolution.
Types of Evolution
There are four types of the evolutionary process is present. They are:
- Divergent Evolution
- Convergent Evolution
- Parallel Evolution
- Co-Evolution