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What is the difference in co-evolution and convergent evolution and divergent evolution?

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Co-evolution is the evolution of two species driven one by the other, Prey predator interactions are an example of this. Faster foxes produce faster rabbits, within physical limits.

Convergent evolution is morphological similarities attained by different organisms in the same, by separated by distance environment. Gor the marsupial sugar gloder in Australia there is the flying squirrel in North America.

Divergent evolution is variant morphological traits among groups that could lead to speciation, especially with geographic separation. Man and chimpanzee could be an example of this as they were of a common ancestry group.

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