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Give an example of characteristic being used to determine how close two species are on evolutionary terms?

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The relative closeness of two species can be determined using characters called the homologous structures. These are similar in different species, because of their inheritance from a common ancestor. For example, the limbs of human, frog, lizard and bird are similar in structure, though they perform different functions, suggesting their evolutionary relationship.

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