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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.

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How would you use homologous structure in a sentence?

I learned about homologous and heterozygous structures in Biology.


What is a homologous structure?

A structure with similar shape but a different use


How can you use homologous in a sentence?

if something is really cool when you are talking with your friends you can say 'thats so homologous' hope i helped.


Body parts similar in origin and structure are what?

homologous


What is homologous structures?

A structure with similar shape but a different use


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


What does it mean when dinosaurs have homologous structure?

Two samples are said to homologous, in this context, when they are both very similar in structure and shape and more than likely function.


Does whales and sharks and dolphins have the saem homologous structure?

no.


What is a homologous structure to the human forearm?

the leg of a horse


What homologous structure does the arthropod have for liquid excretion?

Malpighian.


Body part similar in origin and structure?

homologous


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.