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What is the most likely reason that horses and mountain goats have hooves?

They have homologous structures because they have a common ancestor

They have analogous structures because they have a common ancestor.

These are vestigial structures in both animals because they are not used.

These are similar structures due genetic mutations.

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Lewis Bryan

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What is the most likely reason that horses and mountain goats have hooves?

They have homologous structures because they have a common ancestor

They have analogous structures because they have a common ancestor.

These are vestigial structures in both animals because they are not used.

These are similar structures due genetic mutations.

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Andres Morton · Answer 1

They have homologous structures because they have a common ancestor

Explanation:

vestigial structures can be considered evidence for evolution, the process by which beneficial heritable traits arise in populations over an extended period of time.