Some species of stick insects have wings, others are wingless. recent research indicates that wings have been gained and lost several times during the evolutionary history of stick insects. for the six species on the evolutionary tree, which hypothesis require a lower total number of wing gains and wing losses?

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Philip Hatfield

26 October, 19:57

Some species of stick insects have wings, others are wingless. recent research indicates that wings have been gained and lost several times during the evolutionary history of stick insects. for the six species on the evolutionary tree, which hypothesis require a lower total number of wing gains and wing losses?

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Ty Dunlap · Answer 1

It is a hypothesis that explains the origin of evolutionary reversions.

Explanation:

A phylogenetic tree may indicate that genes required for forming anatomical structures such as wings are not completely lost and they are activated many times during the evolution.