How could a biologist use cladistics to deduce whether the flippers of a sea lion and a whale are homologous or analogous characters?

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Alexus Carney

2 January, 23:42

How could a biologist use cladistics to deduce whether the flippers of a sea lion and a whale are homologous or analogous characters?

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Homologus means that the subject (flippers in this case) serves the same purpose in both animals. Analogus means the two structures are similar, but are used for different purposes.