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Why does homeobox transcription of optix explain the evolution of mimicry between butterfly species? would convergence explain this?
In evolutionary biology , mimicry is an evolved resemblance
between an organism and another object often an organism of another
species.The resemblances that evolved in mimicry can be visual,
acoustic, chemical,tactile,electric or combinations of these
sensory modalities. Mimicry may be to the advantage of both
organisms that share a resemblance,in which case it is a firm of
mutualism ,or mimicry can be to the determinant of one making it
parasitic /competitive. The evolutionary convergence between groups
is driven by the selective action of a signal receiver or dupe.
Convergent evolution is the process by which unrelated or distantly
related organisms evolve similar body forms , coloration ,organs
and adaptation. Natural selection can resulting in evolutionary
convergence under several different circumstances. Species can
converge in sympatry, as in mimicry Complex among insects
especially in butterflies. Two kinds of mimicry are
recognised,Batesian and Mullerian.