Homologous structures have the internal structure, but different functions. For example the human arm, horse foreleg, bird wing, and whale flipper have similar internal skeletal structure, but different external structure because of their different functions. Analogous structures have similar external structure because of similar functions, but dissimilar internal structure. An example of analogous structures would be the wings of an insect and a bird.
Homologous = same origin, different function (arms vs. wings) Analogous = same function, different origin (panda thumb)
Homologous organs have similar embryonic origin and basic structure whereas Analogous organs have different embryonic origin and basic structure. Homologous organs may look different and may perform different function; e.g., forelimb of a man and flipper of a whale. Whereas Analogous organs look alike and perform same functions; e.g., Wings of birds and insects.
The presence of homologous structures (for example, the bone structure in chimpanzee arms, human arms, and whale flippers) indicates that the species sharing that homologous structure share a common ancestor.
A homology is a likeness in structure between separate organisms due to evolutionary events from the same part or part of a remote ancestor. Whereas analogy is a resemblance and/or comparison of some particulars between things otherwise unlike.
All insects have some very distinct structures in common. First is bilateral symmetry and three pairs of legs attached to a body with three major parts, the head, thorax and abdomen. All insects have exoskeletons and an open respiratory system as well.
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Homologous = same origin, different function (arms vs. wings) Analogous = same function, different origin (panda thumb)
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Homologous structures refer to structures on different species that are similar in function and their evolutionary origin. Analogous structures are similar in function but do not share a similarity in evolutionary origin.
Homology- Evolved from a common ancestor Analogous- 2 similar structures that evolved differently
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Neither one. Both homologous and analogous structures refer to similar structures. But a cat's front leg and a whale's front flipper have little in common. Homologous structures come from little evolutionary separation, and analogous structures come from convergent evolution. But the differences between a cat's front legs and a whale's front flipper result from divergent evolution. The common ancestor of mammals (cynodonts) has split into various groups with widely differing characteristics. One such group includes cats, and another includes whales. These two groups are not very related to each other, thus having no homologous structures, and have been put in very different environments, thus having no analogous structures.
Analogous means that the structures have different origins, but they do the same things. Homologous means the opposite: that they have the same origins but are adapted to do different functions.
Homologous structures are any structures that have similarity and come from the same lineage. This can be seen in the forelimbs of mammals. Analogous structures are very similar but come from different ancestors. This can be seen in the North American flying squirrel vs the Australian sugar glider. They both have similar features but come from 2 different locations. In fact, the Australian sugar glider is more related to the kangaroo than the flying squirrel
Homologous features of animals are a lot more recent in contrast to evolution, where as analogous dates far back. Homologous features are similar in structure, but perform different functions, such as the human hands and dolphin flippers, which makes room to allow recent evolution comparisons while analogous consists of wings of a bee and a bird, which are completely different. When trying to determine evolutionary relationship between two species, biologists concentrate on homologous features, as analogous features would be considered useless in this case.
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.
Homologous organs have similar embryonic origin and basic structure whereas Analogous organs have different embryonic origin and basic structure. Homologous organs may look different and may perform different function; e.g., forelimb of a man and flipper of a whale. Whereas Analogous organs look alike and perform same functions; e.g., Wings of birds and insects.