alleryStart learning →Features that overlap both in form and genetically, stemming from developmental similarities based on evolution, are:
AConvergent structures
BHomologous structures
CAnalogous structures
DVestigial structures
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Homologous structures
1. Two structures can look alike for two very different reasons.
2. Some features overlap both morphologically, that is in form, and genetically.
3. Such features are referred to as homologous structures.
4. They stem from developmental similarities that are based on evolution.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'Phylogenies and the History of Life', sections 20.1-20.3_
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