Given below is the list of vegetables available in the market. Select from these the two vegetables having homologous structures.
Potato, sweet potato, ginger, radish, tomato, carrot, okra (Lady's finger)

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Radish and carrot are considered as homologous organs because both are root adaptations for storage of food. Homologous structures are those which have same structure and perform different functions.

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Given below is the list of vegetables available in the market. Select from these the two vegetables having homologous structures.Potato, sweet potato, ginger, radish, tomato, carrot, okra (Lady's finger)

Radish and carrot are considered as homologous organs because both are root adaptations for storage of food. Homologous structures are those which have same structure and perform different functions.

Given below is the list of vegetables available in the market. Select from these the two vegetables having homologous structures.
Potato, sweet potato, ginger, radish, tomato, carrot, okra (Lady's finger)