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rudimentary organ, vestigial organ N
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- The human appendix is a good example of a vestigial organ.www.dailymail.co.uk
- It is, truly, hockey's vestigial organ, a part of the game that has lost its function, whatever that was in the first place.www.theglobeandmail.com
- Prior to this, the thymus was believed to be a vestigial organ with no function.en.wikipedia.org
- These are vestigial organs, meaning they have evolved and are no longer in use.en.wikipedia.org
- The cleithrum disappeared early in the evolution of reptiles, and is very small in amniotes so that it may be considered a vestigial organ.en.wikipedia.org
- The existence of vestigial organs can be explained in terms of changes in the environment or modes of life of the species.www.evolutionnews.org
- From there he derailed, deciding the large intestine was a vestigial organ poisoning the body by holding feces, shortening life via "autointoxication".www.popmatters.com
- The vomeronasal organ, which is the sensory organ that takes in pheromone compounds in mammals such as mice and rats is a vestigial organ in humans.en.wikipedia.org
- Simply finding out that it has some functionality doesn't mean it isn't a good example of the existence of vestigial organs.www.gizmodo.com.au
- Rudimentary body parts, those that are smaller and simpler in structure than corresponding parts in the ancestral species, are called vestigial organs.en.wikipedia.org
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