What is the Significance of the similar number And arrangement of bones In a human arm and bat wing?

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Camilleon
Apr 26, 2018

What's significant about the arrangement of bones between a human hand and a bat wing is that they're homologous.

Explanation:

A homologous structure is a structure that has characteristics shared by a related species because they've been inherited by a common ancestor. (e.g. both mammals)

The bones in the bat's wing and human hand are very similar, but their sizes are different and they serve slightly different functions in the animals where they are found.

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