1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Lana71 [14]
3 years ago
11

What does analogous structure mean?

Biology
1 answer:
Olegator [25]3 years ago
6 0

Analogous structures are similar structures that evolved independently in two living organisms to serve the same purpose.

The term “analogous structures” comes from the root word “analogy,” which is a device in the English language where two different things on a basis of their similarities.

You might be interested in
Pea flowers may be purple (P) or white (p). Pea seeds may be round (R) or wrinkled (r). What proportion of the offspring from a
soldi70 [24.7K]

Answer:

The correct answer is c. 3/16.

Explanation:

In the given question two traits being studied, the traits are flower color and seed shape.

This is a typical Mendel’s dihybrid cross. According to the question purple colour (P) and round seed (R) are dominant traits.

When heterozygous purple-flowered (Pp), round-seeded (Rr) individuals are crossed, four different types of plants are produced phenotypically in the ratio 9:3:3:1.Out of 16 offspring, 9 are purple flowered, round seeded pea plants, 3 pea plants are white-flower with round seed, 3 are purple- flower with wrinkled seed and 1 pea plant is white-flowered with wrinkled seed pea plant is produced.  

8 0
2 years ago
What type of air does cold, dense air often converge with to form a thunderstorm?
kow [346]
<span>advancing mass of warm air, in particular, the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.</span>
7 0
3 years ago
The autonomic nervous system consists of what parts
Reptile [31]

internal-organ function, breathing, digestion, and heartbeat. This system consists of two complementary parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.


7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is the most abundant source of the body's water?
lesya692 [45]

Explanation:

Water is the most abundant substance in the body. An average healthy adult is 45 to 75 percent water. Percent of water declines with age. Males have more body water than females.

6 0
3 years ago
What do bacteria have in common with the cells of other living things
kolbaska11 [484]

Answer:

(Cystoplasm) and (Ribosomes) are common in most living cells

Explanation:

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • You decide to refresh your memory about each of the disorders mentioned by your attending. A good source of medical information
    10·2 answers
  • When the Moon reaches equal periods of orbital and rotational periods, it's in _______ rotation.
    11·1 answer
  • In cold temperatures, phospholipid bilayers with saturated fatty acid tails are more rigid, while phospholipid bilayers with uns
    9·1 answer
  • What is another name for a Fossil fule?
    11·2 answers
  • Owls and hawks both eat rodents.They are also found in the same habitats.Since no two populations can occupy exactly the same ni
    7·1 answer
  • What are the four major components of the earth's crust?
    7·2 answers
  • Snails are example of
    9·1 answer
  • Nvm i figured it out
    5·1 answer
  • In what ways, if any, does a single-celled organism differ from its parent?​
    7·1 answer
  • The most critical element of the biofeedback process is: Group of answer choices change in rate of breathing. immediate informat
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!