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Which of the following is not vestigial in man?

  • Tail vertebrae

  • Nails

  • Nicitating membrane

  • Vermiform appendix

Solution

B.

Nails

Vestigial organs can be defined as the imperfectly developed, non- functional organs which when compared to ancestral forms were fully developed and functional.

Eg, nicitating membrane, tail vertebrae, vermiform appendix.

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