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Why do a chicken embryo and a cow embryo look very similar even though the adults do not?

Why do a chicken embryo and a cow embryo look very similar even though the adults do not? they are not related, but still have similar development. they are distantly related, so their development is similar. the embryos mutate in utero to form different structures. the genetic makeup of the two species is similar.

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Answer;-They are distantly related, so their development is similar.Explanation;-Comparative embryology is the branch of embryology that compares and contrasts embryos of different species. It is used to show how all animals are related. Many things are compared (such as whether or not the organism has a notochord or gill arches). -Embryology proves the modern theory of evolution by the similar structures found in embryos. The greater the similarity in structure, the more closely related the species are and the more recent their common ancestor is.... Show More
The correct answer is 2nd statement. Explanation:Both the chicken embryo and the embryo of a cow look quiet identical as they both are distantly associated, and thus, it can be concluded that their development would be identical. The development of both the cow and chicken at the beginning similarly takes place. The resemblance in the development of both the embryos is the same because of the similarity of both ancestors.  This suggests that both the chicken and cow have originated from a similar organism, and then afterward got diverged into distinct species. It has been found that the organism that exhibits the same kind of embryonic development demonstrates similar ancestry.  ... Show More
The correct answer is they are distantly related, so their development is similar.The chicken and the cow are initially developed in a similar way. The similarity in the embryonic development is similar due to similarity in ancestor. It indicates that the chicken and the cow are developed from the same organism and lately diverged into different species. It is said that the organism, which have a similar type of embryonic development shows the same ancestry.... Show More
The second option or answer letter B ExplanationI just took the test on E2020 and it was correct hope this helps 🙂... Show More
Correct "They are distantly related, so their development is similar."All animals came at some point from a common ancestor accordingly to the evolutionary theory of the organisms. So, this means that both cow and chicken are related, distantly related. They may have had a common ancestor. Although nowadays these two animals may seem quite distant, their embryological development is quite similar because of this common origin of both animals.... Show More
They are distantly related, so their development is similar.Chicken and cows are distantly related by many thousand years ago. The reason of these morphological and physiological differences that occurs later in the development is because of evolutionary biology. Despite this occurrence, almost every organism starts from a gamete to zygote to embryo and etc later on. ... Show More
They are distantly related, so their development is similar.There's a phrase in biology called "Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny." This means that in embryonic development (ontogeny), genetic relatedness (phylogeny) is expressed.... Show More
I think the question needs to choose one from the last four lines. They are distantly related so their development is similar. They have different genetic materials. But they have similar structure of body. So they have similar embryo. And they are both vertebrate.... Show More

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