[Solved] What is the relationship between the wing of a bird and the wing of a bat?

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Q.	What is the relationship between the wing of a bird and the wing of a bat?
A.	They are homologous because they represent modified forms of a trait present in a common ancestor (forelimbs).
B.	They are analogous because while each carries out the same function (flight), this trait has arisen independently as a result of convergence (i.e. the common ancestor of both did not have a forelimb that allowed it to fly).
C.	A and B.
D.	They represent derived homologies.
Answer» C. A and B.

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