NEET 2016 · Class 12

Evolution

Analogous structures are a result of

  1. (A)shared ancestry
  2. (B)stabilising selection
  3. (C)divergent evolution
  4. (D)convergent evolution

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Verbatim line

Homology is based on divergent evolution whereas analogy refers to a situation exactly opposite.

Chapter
Evolution
Section
6.3 WHAT ARE THE EVIDENCES FOR EVOLUTION?
Page
5
Words matched
34 of 34

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