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How do homologous structures develop

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Homologous structures are structures that are similar in related organisms because they were inherited from a common ancestor. The structures are similar because they evolved to do the same job, not because they were inherited from a common ancestor.the existence of homologous structures adapted to different purposes as the result of descent with modification from a common ancestor.

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