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Chapter 22, Problem 5TY
Vestigial structures are anatomical structures
- a. that have more than one function.
- b. that were functional in an ancestor but no longer have a useful function.
- c. that look similar in different species but have different functions.
- d. that have the same function in different species but have very different appearances.
- e. of the body wall.
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