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Morphological and behavioral adaptions that are no longer used for their original purpose. They represent the common ancestry of the organisms that bears them. Your coccyx is an example of this. A tail is something that is very rarely seen in humans, so we have other uses for that short tail remnant, the coccyx, these days.
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What is the term for a structure that has no use in an organisms?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
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.
What is the term for a functionless anatomical structure that is evidence of an organisms' evolutionary past?
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Is DNA a vestigial structure?
No. DNA is not a vestigial structure as it has not ceased to function
Human tailbone is an example of what?
I believe this sort of structure is called a vestigial structure (a left over remnant). The appendix is another vestigial organ.
What is the term for the structure that has no use for an organism?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
What is the term for a structure that has no use in organisms?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
Is the term for a 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.
Are claws of a lion a vestigial structure?
No, the claws of a lion are not vestigial.
What is the term used for a 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 define vestigial structure?
Vestigial structure is used in application to structures that are determined genetically but do not have the ancestral function.
Are cat whiskers a vestigial structure?
A vestigial structure is a structure that an organism still has but no longer serves any real definite purpose. In this case, the whiskers on a cat serve a vital purpose, so they are not vestigial structures.
