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vestigial body parts

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Body parts that have no apparent function

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Homologous structures

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body parts that appear different in different lineages, but are similar in some underlying aspect of form

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morphological divergence

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Body parts become modified to a different size, shape, or function in different lineages

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morphological convergence

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dissimilar parts become similar over time

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Analogous structures

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are body parts that look alike in different lineages but did not evolve in a common ancestor

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