Saturday, August 15, 2015

Analogous Structures

This is a butterfly I found in my backyard and a bird I found at my summer camp. Analogous structures are strcutures of different species having similar or corresponding function but not from the same evolutionary origin.  Both of these organisms have wings with the same function.  Although birds and butterflies have a common ancestor, the ancestor did not have wings, which means the wings were not inherited from the common ancestor. 

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