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Yes they are.
I disagree. Even if they ultimately come from a common ancestor, in order to classify two characteristics as homologous, they have to have some similarities. After millions of years of being in the oceans, the fins of whales have evolved such that they are not at all similar to cats' legs.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoPenguin flippers and bat wings have evolved independently from one another. If it was another bird with the penguin, their wings would be homologous traits since all birds have wings, but not all mammals have wings. Therefore these two traits are analogous since they are similar to one another but bat wings evolved independently.
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∙ 12y agoYes, they are.
One sense of the word homologous pertains to organs (or appendages): Similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function; for example, a seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm.
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∙ 12y agoThey are homologous structures mostly because of its fins, they look like only one bone but is actually a structure of a hand inside
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∙ 12y agoNo, but only birds have feathers.
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∙ 11y agoyes
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Are arms wings and flippers homologous structures?
Among, say, mammals they are homologous, but the wing of an insect and a bat are analogous.
Birds and bees have wings are their wings homologous features or analogous features?
Analogous Features.
Are the wings of birds and the wings of bats homologous or analogous structures?
They are both. They are homologous because they are both examples of a vertebrate forelimb. They are analogous because they were adapted for flight independently of one another.
Is a wing of a bird homologous to the wing of a cat?
In biology, homologous structures are defined as structures which serve the same purposes because they evolved from the same source (divergent evolution), the opposite of analogous structures, which serve the same purpose but evolved through convergent evolution. Birds' wings and bats' wings are both homologous and analogous. As wings, the two are analogous, but as forelimbs, the two are homologous.
Wings that look like flippers?
A penguin has wings that look like flippers. Penguins (several species) use their flippers to swim under water.
Are bird wings and butterfly wings homologous structures?
There are a few different similarities between the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat. Both are used to fly for example.
What is the difference between homologous structures and analogous structures?
Homologous = same origin, different function (arms vs. wings) Analogous = same function, different origin (panda thumb)
What are penguins wings called?
The wings of a penguin are actually called flippers. They use them to swim and propel themselves through water. Penguins can not fly.
How are analogous and homologous structures different?
They are different because homologous structures have the same structure, but serve a different function. Like mammal arms(human, bat and whales). Analogous structues are different structures, but serve the same function. For example, bat wings and butterfly wings.
Bat wings and butterfy wings are what nonadaptive analogous homologous polypheletic monophyletic?
They are analogous. Both wings have developed from different origins, adapted for the same job, using different kinetics. "Analogous" is the only word you may use to define these wings. When you consider bat wings and butterfly wings, none of the other adjectives are scientifically correct.
Are butterfly wings and bird wings examples of analogous structures?
Yes. Though they both enable the organism to fly, they are different on the inside. Bird wings have tiny bones in them, while butterfly wings are kept rigid by fluid pressure. Therefore, they have a similar function but different structures and are analogous.
How does penguin move?
On land they waddle. In the water they swim using their wings like flippers.
