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==Divergent Evolution ==

==Divergent Evolution ==

When people hear the word "evolution," they most commonly think of divergent evolution<ref> http://bioweb.cs.earlham.edu/9-12/evolution/HTML/converge.html</ref>, the evolutionary pattern in which two species gradually become increasingly different. Divergent evolution occurs when a group from a specific population develops into a new species. In order to adapt to various environmental conditions, the two groups develop into distinct species due to differences in the demands driven by the environmental circumstances. On a large scale, divergent evolution could responsible for the creation of the current diversity of life on earth from the first living cells. On a smaller scale, it could responsible for the evolution of humans and apes from a common primate ancestor. On a molecular scale, it could be responsible for the evolution of new catalytic functions of enzymes and membrane protein topology. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11395407&dopt=Abstract</ref> <ref> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=17552</ref>

When people hear the word "evolution," they most commonly think of divergent evolution<ref> http://bioweb.cs.earlham.edu/9-12/evolution/HTML/converge.html</ref>, the evolutionary pattern in which two species gradually become increasingly different. Divergent evolution refers to a group from a specific population developing into a new species. In order to adapt to various environmental conditions, the two groups are said to develop into distinct species due to differences in the demands driven by the environmental circumstances. On a large scale, divergent evolution is said to be responsible for the creation of the current diversity of life on earth from the first living cells. On a smaller scale, it is claimed to be responsible for the evolution of humans and apes from a common primate ancestor. On a molecular scale, it is what would describe the appearance of new catalytic functions of enzymes and membrane protein topology. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11395407&dopt=Abstract</ref> <ref> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=17552</ref>

===Divergent Evolution and Speciation===

===Divergent Evolution and Speciation===