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8.2: More Evidence for Evolution: Anatomy, Embryology, and DNA As vertebrates evolved, the same bones were sometimes put to different uses. The structure of bones gives away their evolutionary past. Homologous Structures: structures that have similar structural elements and origin but may have a different function. Analogous Structures: structure of organisms that do not have a common evolutionary origin but perform similar function. Environmental factors pressure for the selection of structures to perform the same functions in different species. Embryology: the study of early pre-birth stages of an organism’s development. At some time during development, all vertebrates have a supporting dorsal rod, called a notochord, and paired pouches of the throat. In fish and some amphibians these pouches develop into gills. In humans the first pouches will form the middle ear and auditory tube. The similarity of embryos provides evidence of their common ancestry. Genetic and biochemical research has provided evidence that supports evolution. Almost all living organisms use the same basic biochemical molecules, including DNA, ATP, and many identical or nearly identical enzymes. The degree of similarity of DNA base sequences and amino acids sequences between two organisms is thought to indicate their degree of relatedness. Learning Check 1. Are the paired throat pouches in vertebrate embryos homologous or analogous structures? Justify your choice. 2. Are a bird wing and an insect wing homologous or analogous structures? Explain. 3. All vertebrates have a protein hemoglobin. Like all proteins, hemoglobin is composed of a series of amino acids. Which vertebrate would you expect to have hemoglobin most similar to human hemoglobin; macaques (monkeys) or frogs? Explain Why.