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Why it matters
Eyes are so useful that evolution built them independently many times — in vertebrates, insects and octopuses alike. Nature keeps reinventing sight.
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Karmaşık gözler, yaşamın farklı kollarında birden fazla kez evrildi.
Gözler öyle yararlıdır ki evrim onları defalarca bağımsız olarak inşa etti — omurgalılarda, böceklerde ve ahtapotlarda. Doğa, görmeyi tekrar tekrar icat eder.
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