Manatees and seals both share some phenotypic similarities t

Manatees and seals both share some phenotypic similarities that are adaptations to an aquatic environment. However, seals evolved from a bearlike carnivore and manatees evolved from a hoofed mammal. This example shows that evolution is not always unidirectional. evolution can occur rapidly for one species while the other species stays relatively unchanged similarity is a good predictor of how long it has been since two species shared a common ancestor evolution is not always divergent

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Answer- D- evolution is not always divergent because the above mentioned example comes under independent evolution sharing similar features in species of different lineages/ species.