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Alenkinab [10]
3 years ago
11

Humans and apes have five fingers they can use to grasp objects. do you think these are analogous or homologous structures? expl

ain your answer.
Biology
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chubhunter [2.5K]3 years ago
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These are examples of homologous structures. Homologous structures are similar because they are inherited from a common ancestor, they are examples of organs or structures that appears in different animals, underlining anatomical commonalities which is evident that they have a common ancestor. Analogous structures on the other hand are structures that are similar in unrelated organs.
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