The front leg of an iguana and the wing of a bird look different, but both limbs likely originated from a similar limb in a shared ancestor. Structures such as these are said to be

A) heterogeneous

B) differentiated

C) vestigial

D) homologous

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Lindsay Mooney · Answer 1

Heterogeneous: two different alleies for a trait

Homologous: two identical alleles for a trait

The front leg of an iguana and the wing of a bird look different, but both limbs likely originated from a similar limb in a shared ancestor. Structures such as these are said to beA) heterogeneousB) differentiatedC) vestigialD) homologous