Analogous 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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Analogous traits arise when different species undergo similar evolutionary pressures and natural selection independently shapes them to have similar features, despite not sharing a common ancestor for those traits. This process is known as convergent evolution.

Analogous Traits Are Found in Two or More Species Because