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vestigial structure

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Japanese Meaning
進化の過程で、本来の機能をほぼまたは完全に失い、痕跡として残っている構造(例:ヒトの虫垂など)を指す。
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クジラの骨盤の骨は、かつて陸上で暮らしていた祖先をうかがわせる痕跡器官です。

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(evolutionary theory) A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.

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vestigial structure

A whale's pelvic bone is a vestigial structure that hints at its land-dwelling ancestors.

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A whale's pelvic bone is a vestigial structure that hints at its land-dwelling ancestors.

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