Does DNA have homoplasy?

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Formerly Peter S

Yes, See discussion in link.

JosephV

Homoplasy in DNA is the convergence in the size of different alleles at microsatellite loci and is a trait has been gained or lost independently in separate lineages over the course of evolution. ... Homoplasy can arise from both similar selection pressures acting on adapting species, and the effects of genetic drift.

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