The term "homoplasy" is most applicable to which of these features? A) The legless condiion found in various types of lizards B) The 5-digit condition of human hands and bat wings C) The beta-hemoglobin genes of mice and of humans D) The fur that covers Australian moles and North American moles E) The basic skeletal features of dog forelims and cat forelimbs.
The term "homoplasy" is most applicable to which of these features?
A) The legless condiion found in various types of lizards
B) The 5-digit condition of human hands and bat wings
C) The beta-hemoglobin genes of mice and of humans
D) The fur that covers Australian moles and North American moles
E) The basic skeletal features of dog forelims and cat forelimbs.
Based on these choices, I am torn between A) and D). Both represent situations of possible convergent evolution, but I feel like fur isn't too significant of a derived character compared to legless conditions. B) could also be the answer too, but the 5-digit condition seems like common ancestry/morphological similarities.
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