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Answer the following question. Explain with suitable examples importance of anatomical evidences in evolution.

Question 17.

Answer the following question.

Explain with suitable examples importance of anatomical evidences in evolution.


Answer:

Some organs of different animals are dissimilar in function but they are made of similar bones and bony joints. For Examples human hand, cat’s foreleg, patagium of bat and flipper of whale perform different functions. Hand for holding, foreleg for walking, patagium for flying and flipper for swimming. All these organs made of similar five bones pattern



These structure shows that these animals may have common ancestors.