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Can the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why or why not ?

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The wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat are similar in function. They help the butterfly and the bat in flying since they perform similar function, they are analogous organs and not homologous.
The wings of a butterfly are composed of chitinous membrane, while wings of a bat are composed of bony skeleton. Hence, these are not homologous organs rather analogous organs.
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