Biology, asked by shranya3, 1 year ago

examples of vestical organs..and explanation..

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Answered by Tajeshsahu
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sorry for long answer -

Vestigial organs are commonly described as organs that are no longer used, and havetherefore been reduced by evolution until they are mere remnants without function. Examples include things like eyes in blind cavefish.However, this is a misunderstanding of vestigiality; or rather, it is only one particular case. There's no rule that says that a vestigial organ must be non-functional. All it means is that the organ is a vestige of some other structure that shows clearly that it used to have a different function, whether it is now functionless or has been exapted to servea new function. For example: humans do not have tails, so our tailbones are clearly vestigial: they're precisely homologous to the bones at the base of the normal mammalian tail. But while we don't have a tail, the bones can still serve to anchor muscles. Or another example: the vermiform appendix is a vestigial organ, may be reduced vestige of the caecum, a pouch where herbivorous mammals have bacteria to break down cellulose; but the human appendixdoeshave functions other than killing you, playing a role in the immune system. Boas and pythons have so-called pelvic spurs, tiny vestigial legs -- obviously no longer used for locomotion, but exapted to help clasp to the female during mating.So a vestigial organ issimply an organ which can be clearly seen as a reduced and modified version of an ancestral organ,no longer serving the same purpose; it mayor may not serve another purpose in itsvestigial form.
Answered by vanshika167
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appendix and wisdom tooth are example of vestigial organ appendix is used to digest the raw meat by our early ancestors and wisdom tooth is used to eat the raw meat

shranya3: but now we know that appendix have a use in our body it helps to maintain the immunity of our body..so how it is a vestigial organ.?
vanshika167: because if this organs are not present in our body then our functioning will not be disturbed as u know appendix operation
shranya3: ooo yes
shranya3: right
shranya3: thank u
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