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. genetic bottleneck


Answer: B

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