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There are vestiges of leg bones and pelvises in cetaceans and snakes. The wings of ostriches and other Flightless Birds are also vestigial. These limbs are vestigial because although they are homologous to the legs and wings of other creatures, they have little or none of their function.
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Why does a dog have 4 legs and a bird has 2?
Both have four limbs. A bird's front limbs have been modified into special structures called wings. Similarly, a human's front limbs have been modified into arms. The basic quadrupedal structure is common to nearly all higher vertebrates (even some snakes have indications of vestigal limbs).
What is the medical term meaning human appendages or limbs that are underdeveloped?
Hypoplasia, rudamentary, or vestigal, are all words that can be used to describe something that is underdeveloped.
How do you use vestigal structure in a sentence?
Whales and some other cetaceans have unusable leg bones as a vestigal structure.
Does a woodlouse have a antennae?
yes, they have 2 pairs, one is a vestigal structure, the other is used for sensory functions :)
What are 2 sentence using the word limbs?
My limbs were sore after exercising. I tore my limbs on the pavement.
How much limbs has a mammal?
Without any mutations, mammals have 4 limbs (2 arms/forearms, 2 legs)
VSB is an abbreviation of vestigal sideband is derived by filtering?
DSB
The term vestigal refers to long are short wings?
short
How much limbs does a monkey have?
2
What feature of a kiwi is vestigial?
The vestigal feature of a kiwi is it's wings.
What is homologous structure that is greatly reduced in size?
An example of a homologous structure that is greatly reduced in size is the pelvic bone in whales. These bones are remnants of hind limbs found in their land-dwelling ancestors, which have evolved to be much smaller and non-functional in whales due to their adaptation to an aquatic lifestyle.
What does the organ appendix do?
In humans the appendix is a vestigal organ and has no function that we are currently aware of.
