Similar body parts are not always homologous

They may have evolved independently in separate
lineages as adaptations to the same
a. reproductive isolation of these groups.
b. environmental pressures.
c. reduced genetic variability in these groups.
d. identical genes in all three groups.
e. factor as all of these.


Answer: b

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