Which pair depicts structures that are analogous, but not homologous?

Bluebird wing and penguin wing

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Bluebird wing and whale flippers

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Penguin wing and seal flipper

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Seal flipper and dragonfly wing

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Solution

The correct option is D Penguin wing and seal flipper
Penguin wing and seal flippers are analogous Penguin belongs to class Aves whereas seal is a mammal. Which means both belong to two different evolutionary lineages. Even though their function is the same the wing and the flipper are distinct internally or with the skeletal structure.
So, the correct answer is 'Penguin wing and seal flipper'

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