49+ Comparative Anatomy. Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. Comparative anatomy studies similarities and differences in organisms.
Comparative anatomy was used by early evolutionary scientists like lamarck and buffon for determining relationships between different species. The columbia encyclopedia, 6th ed. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny 1 (the evolution of species).
Comparative anatomy has provided evidence of common descent, and has assisted in the classification of animals.2.
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. The pentadactyl limb is an an homologous structure. Recent papers in comparative anatomy. Comparative anatomy by comparing the anatomy of different animals much can be learned about their evolution.