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Homology

common ancestry

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Homoplasy

similar appearance

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Analogy

Similar function

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Homologous

ex. tortoise leg sea turtle leg

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Analogous

ex. bird wing bat wing

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Homoplastic

Ex. ear tufts actual ears mimicry

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sagittal

left and right

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frontal

front/back ventral/dorsal

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Transverse

cranial/caudal

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mid-sagittal

along midline - equal

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parasagittal

same plane not middle

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cranial

head

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caudal

tail

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medial

middle

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lateral

side

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proximal

core (limbs/tail)

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distal

further from core (limbs/tail)

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anterior

front

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posterior

rear

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superior

head

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inferior

toes

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knee

stifle

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hock

ankle/tarsus

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carpus

wrist