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An importan evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of
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A.analogous and vestigial organs
B.homologous organs only
C.homologous and analogous organs
D.homologous and vestigial organs
Solution
An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of homologous and vestigial organs. Homologous organs are those which have the common origin and are built on the same fundamental pattern but they perform different functions and have different appearances, eg, whale′s flipper, bat′s wings, cat′s paw, hourse′s front leg, bird′s wings, ox′s front legs and human hands.
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