Sunday, July 31, 2011

Homologous Structures

Homologous structures are body parts that are alike because, according to the theory of evolution, the species in question share a common ancestor. For example, the human ear ossicle is similar to the fish jaw bone. This is a picture of my ear to represent the human ear ossicle and a picture of salmon at Publix to represent the fish jaw bone.

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