The question states; Which of the following would not be considered a homologous

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The question states; Which of the following would not be considered a homologous similarity?
I'm gearing towards the first answer; the wings of a butterfly, a bat, and eagle are all used for flying.
D Question 3 2 pts Which of the following would NOT be considered a homologous similarity? 0 The wings of a butterfly, a bat and an eagle are all used for flying Leaves of a maple tree. an aloe plant.and a basil plant have different shaped leaves but the same basic structure epidermis, veins etc. o o The forelimbs of a horse, dog and a human all have the same type of bones in the same A gene that codes for an enzyme involved in cellular respiration in humans has very few differences compared to the same gene in chimpanzees, dogs and horses *

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The ans is A.

The wings of butterfly, bat and eagle are analogous in nature not homologous in nature as they have similar characteristics but do not have common ancestor or origin. Homologous structures have same origin but not necessarily have same fuction, whereas analogous structures are opposite to homologous structure that is have same function but does not have same origin.

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