Class 12th Biology 2015 Set1 Delhi Board Paper Solution
Question 15
Explain adaptive radiation with the help of a suitable example.
Answer
The process of evolution that starts from a single point and radiates in different directions is called adaptive radiation.
Example: Australian marsupials have evolved from a single ancestor and placental mammals exhibit similarities with their corresponding marsupials such as placental wolves and Tasmanian wolves.
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