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WAEC SSCE - Biology - 2011 (Objective)

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A vestigial structure in humans is
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A vestigial structure in humans is a structure that has lost its original function due to evolution. In other words, it served a purpose in an ancestor of the species, but is no longer necessary or useful in the current form of the species. In humans, the tail bone or coccyx is considered a vestigial structure because it was used for balance and mobility in our primate ancestors, but has no apparent function in humans.
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