Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 9SQ
Homologous structures among major groups of organisms may differ in _______ .
- a. size
- b. shape
- c. function
- d. all of the above
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