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Quiz 5. Consider ‘ wings ’ vs ‘ forelimbs ’ of bats & birds. . Bird and bat wings are … as forelimbs they are …. A potential red herring in constructing a phylogeny is similarity due to convergent evolution - called analogy - rather than to shared ancestry (homology).
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Consider ‘wings’ vs ‘forelimbs’ of bats & birds. Bird and bat wings are … as forelimbs they are … A potential red herring in constructing a phylogeny is similarity due to convergent evolution - called analogy - rather than to shared ancestry (homology). Convergent evolution occurs when … Quiz 5 Bird and bat wings are (homologous or analogous)? Bird and bat forelimbs are (homologous or analogous)? What is “convergent evolution” and why does it complicate the process of inferring ancestry?