Question

what are homologus and analogus organ?Give one example of each

Answer 1

Homologous organs :

Similar structure , different functionDevelopmental origin is sameDivergent evolution

Example :

Flipper - whaleWing - batFore limb -horsePaw - catHand - humanThorn - bougainvillaeaTendril - cucurbita

Analogous organ :

Same function , different structureConvergent evolutionNot anatomically similar

Example :

Wings of a butterfly and wings of a bird.Flippers of penguin and dolphinEye of an octopus and a mammal ( both differ in retinal position but function is same )Sweet potato( root modification) and potato ( stem modification) - both help in storage of food.

Answer 2

homologous have same origin nd different function while analogus have different origin but same function