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These are similar structures that animals may share in early development that come from a common ancestor. For example, if you were to take a look at chickens and turtles still in an egg, believe it or not they would look quite similar.
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A homologous structure is an example of an organ or bone that appears in different animals, underlining anatomical commonalities demonstrating descent from a common ancestor.
Two species have homologous structures what do these homologous strcutures show about the evolutionary relationship between the two species?
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.
The forelimbs of mice bats and whales all have a similar bone structure The similarities are an example of which type of structure?
homologous structures
What is homologous structures?
A structure with similar shape but a different use
How is the idea of common descent supported by example of homologous structure?
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An example of a homologous structure?
Examples of Homologous Structure: Rodent teeth Hooves in species of camels, goats, sheep and cattle Hands and feet in primates Bird feathers Shark morphology
Body parts similar in origin and structure are what?
homologous
Is the human forelimb a homologous structure?
yes its homologous to a bats wing
What are Structures in different organisms that share a common ancestry?
Homologous structure
Is structure and identical similar?
homologous
What are structures that have different functions in different species but develop from the same embryonic tissue?
Homologous structures
Is a human appendix a homologous structure?
The human appendix (a small sac near the junction of the small and large intestine) is homologous to a structure called the "caecum", a large, blind chamber in which leaves and grasses are digested in many other mammals.http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=3246
