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Evolution of homologous structures by adaptive radiation explains:

  1. Similarities in structure with differences in function

  2. Differences in structure with similarities in function

  3. Differences in structure with differences in function

  4. Similarities in structure with similarities in function
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Explanation

Adaptive radiation occurs when a basic ancestral structure (like the pentadactyl limb) is modified in different lineages to perform different functions, resulting in structural similarities with functional differences.

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