Which of the Following Is True of the Complex Eye

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the complex eye?

• A) It is an example of convergent evolution because of the borrowed crystallin genes that evolved independently.
• B) It is an example of common ancestry because the development of all complex eyes in bilaterians is controlled by the same gene, Pax-6.
• C) It is an example of deep homology because its growth and development in different lineages result from underlying genetic mechanisms that are inherited from a common ancestor.
• D) a and b
• E) a, b, and c

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