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NEET
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Zoology
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Evolution

NEET · Zoology · Evolution

Select the correct statement about the type of evolution shown by...

Select the correct statement about the type of evolution shown by these structures.
Select the correct statement about the type of evolution shown by these structures.

Options

  1. AThey are not anatomically similar structures though they perform similar functions.
  2. BAnalogous structures are a result of divergent evolution.
  3. CExamples of analogy are vertebrate hearts and brains.
  4. DAll of these

Correct answer

A. They are not anatomically similar structures though they perform similar functions.

Step-by-step solution

They are not anatomically similar structures though they perform similar functions. Hence, analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution - different structures evolving for the same function and hence having similarity.
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