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Structures with similar functions but different origins, like a bat wing and a butterfly wing.
Structures with similar functions but different origins, like a bat wing and a butterfly wing.
Structures with different functions but a common evolutionary origin, like a human arm and a whale
Structures with different functions but a common evolutionary origin, like a human arm and a whale
Structures that have no apparent function in a modern organism, like the human appendix.
Structures that have no apparent function in a modern organism, like the human appendix.
Structures that are only found in one species.
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The best description of "homologous structures" is:
Structures with different functions but a common evolutionary origin, like a human arm and a whale.
This definition highlights how homologous structures share a common ancestry despite serving different purposes in modern organisms.
