The similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetah and human depicts

Question

The similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetah and human depicts (A) Convergent evolution (B) Divergent evolution (C) Natural selection (D) Adaptive convergence

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The similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetah and human depicts divergent evolution. In these animals, the same structure has been developed along different directions due to adaptations to different needs; these structures are homologous.

Q. The similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetah and human depicts

Convergent evolution

Divergent evolution

Natural selection

Adaptive convergence

The similarities in the pattern of bones of forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetah and human depicts divergent evolution. In these animals, the same structure has been developed along different directions due to adaptations to different needs; these structures are homologous.