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• convergent — adjective Date: circa 1751 1. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other ; converging < convergent lines > 2. exhibiting convergence in form, function, or development < convergent evolution > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Convergent Functional Genomics (CFG) — Developed by Alexander Niculescu, MD, PhD, and collaborators starting in 1999 [1], it is an approach for identifying and prioritizing candidate genes [2][3][4][5] …   Wikipedia

• convergent — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• convergent lady beetle — noun also convergent ladybug or convergent ( s) Etymology: so called from the two converging white lines on its prothorax : a common North American ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) that has red or orange elytra with black spots and feeds on small… …   Useful english dictionary

• convergent evolution — the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent. [1965 70] * * * convergent evolution, the appearance of similar characteristics in animals or plants not closely related to one another …   Useful english dictionary

• convergent evolution — the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium

• convergent evolution — the appearance of similar forms and/or functions in two or more lines not sufficiently related phylogenetically to account for the similarity …   Medical dictionary

• convergent evolution — conver′gent evolu′tion n. bio the evolution of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent • Etymology: 1965–70 …   From formal English to slang

• convergent evolution — /kənˌvɜdʒənt ɛvəˈluʃən/ (say kuhn.verjuhnt evuh loohshuhn) noun the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent in response to the same habitat …  

• List of examples of convergent evolution — Convergent evolution the evolution of similar traits in unrelated lineages is rife in nature, as illustrated by the examples below.In animals;Mammals * The marsupial Thylacine Tasmanian Wolf, had many resemblances to the placental Canids.… …   Wikipedia

• Zollner's lines — [ o]ll ner s lines [So called after Friedrich Z[ o]llner, a German physicist.] Parallel lines that are made to appear convergent or divergent by means of oblique intersections. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English