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Q: What are comparative anatomy and homologous structures?
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Among, say, mammals they are homologous, but the wing of an insect and a bat are analogous.


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The structures should have similar anatomy in the two organisms.


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comparative anatomy :P


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Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different organisms.


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Structures that share a common evolutionary origin are called homologous structures. These structures may have different functions in different species, but they share a common ancestry.


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V.N Beklemishev has written: 'Principles of comparative anatomy of invertebrates' -- subject(s): Anatomy, Anatomy, Comparative, Comparative Anatomy, Invertebrates


Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor are called structures?

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