analogous structure

a structure that compared with another has the same function but a different origin; analogous structures are e.g. the human eye and the eye of the octopus. Analogy between structures does not imply evolutionary relationships but may imply CONVERGENCE.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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