Because of their susceptibility to this phenomenon, Y-chromosome STR haplotypes have largely been supplanted by SNPs ("snips").
A 2006 paper by Mark Shriver posited an instance of this phenomenon by studying ASIP, OCA2, and other skin pigmentation-related genes in European and East Asian populations. Because of their susceptibility to this phenomenon, Y-chromosome STR haplotypes have largely been supplanted by SNPs ("snips"). It accounts for the existence of "Elvis taxa," which appear to reemerge after a presumed extinction. This phenomenon gives rise to homoplastic character traits in cladistics. The difficulty of determining whether this or a related "parallel" process is happening can be seen in the case of the cephalopod eye. Bat and bird wings are examples of analogous structures created by, for 10 points, what type of evolution of similar traits in organisms with different lineages?
A 2006 paper by Mark Shriver posited an instance of this phenomenon by studying ASIP, OCA2, and other skin pigmentation-related genes in European and East Asian populations.
convergent evolution [or convergence; accept analogy or analogous structures before “analogous” is read; prompt on evolution] &lt;Biology&gt;