Multiple Choice
-The figure above shows the skeletal structure of the forelimbs of several vertebrates. Because these skeletal elements are similar in form and are believed to have evolved from a common ancestral structure, they are said to be
A) analogous
B) heterologous
C) vestigial
D) homologous
E) nonfunctional
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