Biology (11th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Deuterostomes - Figure 35.33 - Inquiry Questions - Page 719: 2

Answer

This similarity can be explained by evolution: the placenta evolved from some egg structures to serve some of those same functions.

Work Step by Step

Review the purposes of placenta and the various membrane in an egg. Also review earlier material on development and genetics--you will see that it is relatively easy to turn one structure into another with a similar fuction by altering expression of a few genes.
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