BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 16, Problem 11SA
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When the two similar structures of members of different species have a common point of origin it is called homologous. This can be understood by studying the origin and evolution of the human arm and the bird’s wing.
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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