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Vestigial

vestigial

refers to an organ or part (for example, the human appendix) which is greatly reduced from the original ancestral form and is no longer functional or is of reduced or altered function.


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Gene Mapping Question

... work backwards, so I'd appreciate any type of help. Esmé has her Bio199 project planned. She will determine the map distance between the tubby and vestigial genes in Drosophila. tb+ normal, long body tb tubby, short body vg+ big wings vg small wings She began by crossing true-breeding, homozygous ...

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by greenpak07
Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:48 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Gene Mapping Question
Replies: 1
Views: 602

"nothing in biology makes sence except in light of evolution

I'd be careful on vestigial organs - the logic there is the same one behind Intelligent Design. ID - "We don't understand how this could have evolved, so it didn't." VO - "We can't figure out what this structure is doing, ...

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by Darby
Thu May 01, 2008 11:55 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: "nothing in biology makes sence except in light of evolution
Replies: 3
Views: 861

"nothing in biology makes sence except in light of evolution

Here's two you can expand on organisms with similar traits are related vestigial organs

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by mith
Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:55 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: "nothing in biology makes sence except in light of evolution
Replies: 3
Views: 861

Evolution of the distinction of gender

... humans, monkeys, shark, squid or anything. But devlopment use the same blueprint to create male and female, that is why you can see some sort of vestigial organs in one sex that are well developed in the other sex.

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by canalon
Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:20 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of the distinction of gender
Replies: 9
Views: 2249

Evolution of the distinction of gender

... Along with this question came the following:- Is the clitoris and labia underdeveloped penis and scrotum respectively? Are men's nipples vestigial remains from our hermaphrodite ancestors? By golly, are men malformed versions of women? vice versa? Regards.

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by ragav.payne
Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:59 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of the distinction of gender
Replies: 9
Views: 2249
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