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Chapter 20 Flashcards

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Homologous Structures

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Structures with different appearances and functions that all derived from the same body part in common ancestors

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Vestigial Structures

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Structures that have no apparent function but resembles structures their ancestors possessed

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Biogeography

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Study of geographical distribution of a species

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Convergent Evolution

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When 2 species that are completely unrelated favor the same phenotype

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