BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 16, Problem 10SA
Through _______, a body part of an ancestor is modified differently in different lines of descent.
| a. homologous evolution | c. adaptive divergence |
| b. morphological convergence | d. morphological divergence |
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