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The wing of the bat and the fore-limb of the dog are said to be homologous structures. what does this mean?

The wing of the bat and the fore-limb of the dog are said to be homologous structures. what does this mean?
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The wing of the bat and the fore-limb of the dog are said to be homologous structures. what does this mean?

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it means they may or may not have the same function but have similar structure depicting that the organisms may have had a common ancestor.
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