Question

23. List out the homologous and analogous organs from the following:
Swimmer of whale, using of bat, leg of cheetah, wing of butterfly, wing
of bird, hand of man, claw of mole.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Homologous structures share a similar embryonic origin. Analogous organs have a similar function. For example, the bones in a whale’s front flipper are homologous to the bones in the human arm. These structures are not analogous. A butterfly or bird’s wings are analogous but not homologous. Some structures are both analogous and homologous: bird and bat wings are both homologous and analogous. Scientists must determine which type of similarity a feature exhibits to decipher the organisms’ phylogeny.