Comment on the similarity between the wing of a cockroach and the wing of a bird. What do you infer from the above, with reference to evolution?

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The wing of a cockroach and the wing of a bird are different in origin but functionally the two are similar (help in flight). The two structures are analogous organs.

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They are similar in function. Thus we infer that these organs are analogous which has resulted in convergent evolution.

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