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Define the following term:
Vestigial organs
Definition
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Solution
Vestigial organs are those organs that have ceased to be of any use to the possessor but still persist generation after generation in a reduced form. In other words, vestigial organs are the remnants of features that served important functions in the organism's ancestors.
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