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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.
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∙ 10y agoWhen the structures are homologous, they have similar functions and have a common ancestry in evolution. When the structures are analogous, they have similar functions but have a different evolutionary origin.
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∙ 11y agoHomologous 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.
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∙ 12y agoHomologous features are shared characteristics that have been inherited from a common ancestor. The more recently a species have shared a common ancestor the more homologies they share and the more similar these homologies are. However similar body forms that do not arise from a close relationship independently (i.e not form a common ancestor) are analogous features: e.g. streamlining in a shark and a dolphin are similar although they do not share a common ancestor
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∙ 9y agoHomologous structures are indicative of a common ancestor, while analogous structures are indicative of commonalities in the environment. Both are equally important to biologists in teaching them about the evolutionary history of the animals concerned.
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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.
Are arms wings and flippers homologous structures?
Among, say, mammals they are homologous, but the wing of an insect and a bat are analogous.
What trait shared with a common ancestor?
Homologous structures
How Does Homologous Structures Disapprove Evolution?
They don't, Homologous structures, such as the bones in your forearms and the bones in your cat's and dog's forelegs are that similar because you and your pets are mammals and closely related on the evolutionary tree. Before modern genetic showed this to be convincing the study of morphology was showing us pretty much the same thing; homologous structures support evolution.
How does homologous structures and analogous structures provide evidence that evolution has occurred?
Structures which are apparently different and performing different functions but their basic structure is similar are called homologous structures and indicate common ancestry eg. fore limbs of bat , whale , horse dog and man apparently different but are made up of humerus , radius , ulna , carpel , metacarpals and phalanges .
Both homologous and analogous forms of these result from evolution?
Structures
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)
How are homologous structures different from analogous structures?
Yes, homologous structures have common bone and muscle structures suggesting that they came from an common ancestor while analogous structures do not share any similarity in features, suggesting that they derived from two separate origins.
What evolution has produced many of the analogous structures in organisms today?
They don't. Homologous structures provide evidence for evolution not analogous structures.
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.
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.
What is the difference between homologous analogous and vestigial structures?
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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.
Structures that have similar structure and function but different evolutionary origins are called?
It is either homologous structures or homozygous structures. Embryological structures are when different species of animals look similar in the earliest stage of development and Analogous structures are when animals look different but their function is basically the same. So just look up homologous structures and homozygous structures in your Bio book!!
What is the relationship between homologous structure and analogous structure?
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.
What term describes parts of organisms that have a similar function but not a similar structure?
Homologous Structures
Are rock wallabies homologous or analogous structures?
Entire organisms are rarely referred to as structures. When you ask if they are analogous or homologous, that requires something to compare the structure to. Is the toenail of a rock wallaby homologous to a hoof? That would be a question that could reasonably be answered. What you have asked does not have enough information to be answered and should probably be trashed.
