Analogous structures are a result of:

Solution & Explanation

Answer: (B) Convergent evolution. Analogous structures are anatomically dissimilar structures that perform the same function and look alike because different lineages independently evolved similar adaptive features for the same role — this is convergent evolution (e.g., wings of butterfly and bird). Divergent evolution and shared ancestry give homologous structures, not analogous ones, and stabilizing selection is a selection pattern, not the basis of analogy. NCERT Reference: Ch 6 Evolution, p.115, lines 11–14: "analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution - different structures evolving for the same function and hence having similarity."