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Hatshy [7]
3 years ago
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How do homologous structures provide evidence for evolution?

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1 answer:
asambeis [7]3 years ago
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The presence of a homologous structure suggests common ancestry, and further suggests that the nearest common ancestor of two organisms had the trait which is homologous. Comparison of several modern organisms with different variations of the same homologous structure can suggest what the original ancestor's actual characteristics were, and comparison of the structure in different organisms can also suggest which organisms are more or less closely related
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