Though They Look Quite Different, Because of Evolved Modifications, the Limbs

question 42

Multiple Choice

Though they look quite different, because of evolved modifications, the limbs of whales, bats, and humans are all derived from the same structure present in the common ancestor of these mammals.Thus, these limbs are _______ structures.

• A) analogous
• B) aligned
• C) homologous
• D) coincident
• E) paralogous

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Definitions:

Poisson Process

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Teamwork

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