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A small, finger-like organ located at the junction of the small and large intestines, one of the example of vestigial structure in human body.
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one of the example of vestigial structures that several animals, including pigs, cattle, deer, and dogs have
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sometimes called vestigia, rudimentary structures, are non-functional features fully developed and functioning in earlier species but serve little or no present purpose for an organism.
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the process by which species adapt over time in response to their changing environment.
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Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.
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similar structures present in different organisms that are coming from a common ancestor.
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biological structures having similar or corresponding functions but not from the same evolutionary origin.
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over time, it leads to the fixation of certain alleles or genotypes in a population.
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The one who discovered vestigial structures(1859)