In biology, the development or origin of different plant or animal forms from different ancestral species.
From Greek hetero- (different) + phylesis (evolution/origin from phyle, tribe/species). A technical evolutionary biology term for diversification across different lineages.
Heterophylesis describes how evolution can create diverse forms across different species—when distantly related animals develop similar solutions to problems, that's heterophylesis in action!
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