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The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as?
Vestigal organ
What is vestigal structure?
Vestigial structures are anatomical structures of organisms in a species which are considered to have lost much or all of their original function through evolution.
What is a vestigal structure?
Vestigial structures are anatomical structures of organisms in a species which are considered to have lost much or all of their original function through evolution.
In humans the pelvis and the femur or thighbone are involved in walking in whales the pelvis and femur are used for what?
Vestigal Structures.
What is the term for structure that has no use in an organism?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
How do you use vestigal structure in a sentence?
Whales and some other cetaceans have unusable leg bones as a vestigal structure.
What is an example of a vestigal structure?
Some vestigial structures in human beings are:AppendixMale breast tissue and nipplesWisdom teethCoccyx (tailbone)Erector pili
What is the genus of the puma concolor?
The genus of the puma, or puma concolor, is Puma.
The term vestigal refers to long are short wings?
short
What is homologous structure that is greatly reduced in size?
vestigal organ
VSB is an abbreviation of vestigal sideband is derived by filtering?
DSB
What are the 4 types of natural selection?
Fossil Records Similarities in Body Structure Similarities in DNA Similarities in Early Development
