The way, a compound eye of human, fly, and the eyespot of the ribbon worm could have a common evolutionary origin. Introduction: The eyes are the sensory organ. The insects are the vertebrates show divergence from a common ancestor. There is large differences in vertebrate's eye and insect eye.

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To determine: The way, a compound eye of human, fly, and the eyespot of the ribbon worm could have a common evolutionary origin.

Introduction: The eyes are the sensory organ. The insects are the vertebrates show divergence from a common ancestor. There is large differences in vertebrate's eye and insect eye.

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