NEETBiologyEvolutionMCQ+4 / −1
An important evidence in favour of organic
evolution is the occurrence of-
- AHomologous organs onl
- BHomologous and vestigial organs
- CHomologous and analogous organs
- DAnalogous and vestigial organs
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Correct answer: B
Homologous organs represent the divergent evolution. These are the organs belonging to different organisms of different species may be for dissimilar function but they all have the same basic structure. On the other hand vestigial organs show that how a species evolved from its ancestors through the ages according to the use and disuse of organs. These are the organs which were sometime functional in humans (or may be any other organisms) but during the course of evolution their utility gradually decline and now they are present as non-functional and vestigial organs.
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