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Anika [276]
3 years ago
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The wing of a bat is homologous to the _____ of a whale. the wing of a bat is homologous to the _____ of a whale. baleen flipper

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Biology
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Gre4nikov [31]3 years ago
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The wing of a bat is homologous to the flipper of a whale. Homologous structures are structures that have a similar ancestries and common traits but maybe not have the same function in an organism. For example the arm of a human, the wing of a bird or a bat, the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin or whale are homologous structures. 
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