The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are:
Homologous structures, represent divergent evolution
Analogous structures, represent convergent evolution
Phylogenetic structures, represent divergent evolution
Homologous structures, represent convergent evolution
the wings of a butterfly (insect) and of birds look alike and perform the same function (flying), but they are not anatomically similar structures. Hence, they are analogous structures. This similarity arises because different structures evolved for the same function due to adaptation to a similar habitat, which is known as convergent evolution , .
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