menu
Qammunity
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question
Which is more useful to biologists studying ancestry homologous structures or analogous structures?
asked
Mar 21, 2021
121k
views
2
votes
Which is more useful to biologists studying ancestry homologous structures or analogous structures?
Biology
high-school
Tom Hamilton Stubber
asked
by
Tom Hamilton Stubber
8.5k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
2
Answers
4
votes
homologous structures are more helpful to them.
Droppy
answered
Mar 23, 2021
by
Droppy
8.9k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
6
votes
Homologous structures provide evidence for common ancestry, while analogous structures show that similar selective pressures can produce similar adaptations (beneficial features).
Diegomtassis
answered
Mar 25, 2021
by
Diegomtassis
7.7k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
asked
May 21, 2024
144k
views
Which kind of evidence studies mineralized bone, footprints, or organisms trapped in amber to determine common ancestry? fossils O analogous structures homologous structures molecular clock 2
Ajay Gupta
asked
May 21, 2024
by
Ajay Gupta
8.2k
points
Biology
high-school
1
answer
5
votes
144k
views
asked
Mar 26, 2024
184k
views
Based on homologies (similarities that indicate related ancestry): a) Analogous structures b) Vestigial structures c) Homologous structures d) Adaptive structures
Havelock
asked
Mar 26, 2024
by
Havelock
7.4k
points
Biology
high-school
1
answer
2
votes
184k
views
asked
Feb 2, 2024
170k
views
Dolphins and fish have similar body shapes. Is this feature more likely a homologous or analogous trait? a) Homologous, as it indicates a shared evolutionary ancestry. b) Analogous, as it suggests adaptation
Mahesh Nepal
asked
Feb 2, 2024
by
Mahesh Nepal
8.5k
points
Biology
high-school
1
answer
1
vote
170k
views
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.
9.4m
questions
12.2m
answers
Other Questions
Which of the objects is living or nonliving: Bacteria, virus, moss, you, a lemon seed, the air, bread, lettuce and rocks?
Why aren't all minerals gemstones?
What are three important types of forces
Two methods of active transport
What is the phenotype of a heterozygous person using T for tall and t for short
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search Qammunity