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Some organisms have features that have different functions, but similar structures. One example is

the forelimb of humans, dogs, birds, and whales.

Human

Dog

Bird

Whale

What term best describes the relationship between these forelimbs?

Vestigial

Analogous

Embryology

Homologous

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Answer:

Analogous

Step-by-step explanation:

Definition of Analogous is “Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of things compared”

And the biology definition is “performing a similar function but having different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds”

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