What statement best summarizes the evolutionary history of eyes?

A. Eyes evolved once and were slightly modified in different phyla.
B. Eyes evolved separately in each phylum from an ancestor with no ability to detect light.
C. Light-detection organs can develop with very little developmental constraint.
D. Development of light-sensing organs evolved once, but several eye structures evolved separately.


Answer: D

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