What is meant by vestigial organs?and give examples
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Vestigial organs are the structures which have no apparent function in a particular organism perhaps once they did. They appear to be a residual part of a past ancestor. For example, as in snakes, they have pelvic bones although they do not have legs because they are descendants of reptiles which possess legs.
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What is meant by vestigial organs? Give examples.
The non-functional organs in the present day organisms, but were functional & fully developed in the ancestral form.
- In the course of evolution, they have lost their function & have reduced due to change condition.
Ex: Coccygeal, Nicititating Membrane, Wisdom Teeth, Body's Hair & Appendix
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