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Figure 1. Fossils and Evolution (a bat, duck-like birds, plants, and an icthyosaur).


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Figure 2. Comparative Anatomy. Examples of homologous organs.


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Figure 3. Comparative Anatomy. Note the similarities in forlimb structure among these various animals. All of these structures are homologous.


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Figure 4. Vestigial Organs. a comparison of the appendix in a rabbit (left), fetal human (middle) and adult human (right).


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Figure 5. Vestigial organs associated with eye structures.


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Figure 6. Vestigial remains of a pelvic girdle in a whale.


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Figure 7. Human embryo at 5 weeks.


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Figure 8. Related organisms show similarities in their development.


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Figure 9. Aligned DNA fragment and first chromosome banding patterns for man (Homo sapiens), chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).


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Figure 10. Evolutionary relationships among red pandas, giant pandas, and birds, according to DNA-DNA hybridization studies.