Question

Two species are very similar. Name three types of evidence you could find to provide

evidence that they had a common ancestor

Answer 1

1. homologous structures
2. comparative serology
3. comparative embryology

Step-by-step explanation:

Embryos of different vertebrate groups are morphologically similar during the early stages of development. Such similarity suggests a common ancestry. The closer the resemblance between the early stages of different organisms the closer their evolutionary relationship.

Homologous structures are structures that are superficially different and serve quite different functions but have a similar internal structure. Organisms sharing homologous structures are believed to have a common ancestral origin.

Antigen-antibody reactions, rhesus factor, blood groups and haemoglobin structure reveals some phylogenetic relationship among organisms suggesting common ancestry.