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Which one of the following are analogous structures

A

Flippers of Dolphin and Legs of Horse

B

Wings of Bat and Wings of Pigeon

C

Gills of Prawn and Lungs of Man.

D

Thorns of Bougainvillea& Tendrils of Cucurbita

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Both (b) and ( c) are corerct
wings of insects ,birds and bats are belived to have developed indepedently and are analogous since they perform same fuction .(Evolution by PK Gupta and Evolution by Ridley )
As for Gills of Preawn and Lungs of Man , they are structurally different and fuctionally serve the same function thus are analogous
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