Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 12, Problem 8RQ
Which statement about analogies is correct?
a. They occur only as errors.
b. They are synonymous with homologous traits.
c. They are derived by response to similar environmental pressures.
d. They are a form of mutation.
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