Is the Fly Eye Homologous to the Mouse Eye, or Is

question 46

Multiple Choice

Is the fly eye homologous to the mouse eye, or is it convergent?

• A) homologous because of developmental genes that regulate the complex eye are
• B) convergent because the fly eye is a compound eye and the mouse eye is a camera eye
• C) both, depending on the level of development examined
• D) neither; the two types of eyes cannot be compared

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