Multiple Choice
Homologous traits are found in two or more species because
A) some evolutionary process (usually natural selection) has independently fashioned similar traits in each species.
B) those traits have been inherited from a common ancestor.
C) hybridization between the species passes the trait on to both.
D) evolution by natural selection requires heritable variation.
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