Why would a plant turn into a liverwort?
A flowering plant is not likely to become a liverwort. Mosses and liverworts are often said to be “dead end evolutionary species” in that no advanced form or species of plant developed from the bryophytes. Typically genetic modifications through mutations and sexual reproduction produce a variety of forms. If the form of the liverwort is advantageous to the survival of the organism, then there is continuous selection for that form. If conditions change, then that form will die out or new gene combinations will bring adaptations for its survival.
