bird arm and bat arm is homologous or analogous characteristic?
Answers
Answered by
4
Bat wings consist of flaps of skin stretched between the bones of the fingers and arm. Bird wings consist of feathers extending all along the arm. These structural dissimilarities suggest that bird wings and bat wings were not inherited from a common ancestor with wings.
Bird and bat wings are analogous — that is, they have separate evolutionary origins, but are superficially similar because they have both experienced natural selection that shaped them to play a key role in flight. Analogies are the result of convergent evolution.
Answered by
4
Hey...
They are homologous as they have same structure but different functions..
They are homologous as they have same structure but different functions..
Similar questions