Homologous organs have common ancestry and similar function.
Reason: Analogous organs have unlike origin and dissimilar function.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect Homologous organs are those which are similar in structure but have diverged functionally to suit the adaptation of the organism to its environment. For example, the hands of humans are different from the forelimbs of a lion or a dog.
Whereas, analogous organs belong to different ancestry, but adapt to a similar function. For example wings of birds and insects.
So, the correct answer is ' Both assertion and reason are incorrect'.