Discuss the central paradox of evolution

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Question: Discuss the central paradox of evolution-- tremendous morphological diversity underlain by genetic conservation (i.e. the eye of a fly and a human built by the same genes). How can this be explained in terms of homology? Please no copy and paste answers. Layman terms if possible.

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