The Similarity Trap

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Cladistics: A method of recreating evolutionary trees based on evidence about relationships.
• Etymology: The study of the origin of words and how they have changed throughout history.
• Convergent Evolution: A process whereby different species evolve similar traits in order to adapt to similar environments.
• Polyphyly: A group containing members with multiple ancestral sources.
• Homoplasy: A trait shared by a group of species that is not shared in their common ancestor.
• False Cognates: Pairs of words with similar sounds and meanings but unrelated etymologies.

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