NEET 2014 Biology question

Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of :

(1)Analogous organs
(2)Adaptive radiation
(3)Homologous organsCorrect
(4)Convergent evolution

Answer: (3)

Solution

Organs with the same fundamental structure (here the same bone pattern of humerus, radius-ulna, carpals, metacarpals and phalanges) but modified for different functions, due to a common ancestry, are homologous organs - evidence of divergent evolution. Analogous organs (and convergent

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