Homology and analogy

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thylaosmilus

a marsupia mammal

morphology

the study of the forms and strucutre of an organism

smilodon

a placental mammal

tetrapod

built from many individual bones; all spin-odds of the same basic bone

what are the six bones found in all tetrapod legs

humerus, radius, uina, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

analogy

similarity due to convergent evolution, not common ancestory

what three criteria are used to determine whether something is a homology or analogy?

structure, relationship, development

homology

traits inherited by 2 different organisms from a common ancestor


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