The flippers of the Penguins and Dolphins are the example of:
Natural selection
Convergent evolution
Divergent evolution
Adaptive radiation
According to the textbook, the flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of analogy. They look alike and perform similar functions (swimming) but are not anatomically similar structures (Penguins are birds, Dolphins are mammals). Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution, where different structures evolve for the same function due to similar habitats .
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