Question

Explain the statement-" dissimilar looking structures evolve from a common ancestral design".

Answer 1

Analogous Organs:

1. The organ which is dissimilar in structure but has a common ancestral design is called an analogous organ.
2. Analogous organs are those organs that are structurally different and functionally similar in unrelated groups of organisms.
3. Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution suggesting that different structures evolve for the same function.