Organs that have same function but dissimilar structural plan are ___ organs.

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Organs are the group of tissues that perform a specific function.
Organs with different origins and structures but have the same function are called analogous organs. For example, the wings of birds and the wings of insects.
They show convergent evolution.
Organs that have the same function but different structural plans are analogous organs.

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