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Zoology
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Evolution

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What is an example of a vestigial structure observed in vertebrate...

What is an example of a vestigial structure observed in vertebrate embryos according to Haeckel?

Options

  1. ALimbs
  2. BEyes
  3. CGill slits
  4. DTeeth

Correct answer

C. Gill slits

Step-by-step solution

Haeckel observed that vertebrate embryos develop a row of vestigial gill slits, which are functional in fish but not in other adult vertebrates.Embryological support for evolution was also proposed by Ernst Heckel based upon the observation of certain features during the embryonic stage common to all vertebrates that are absent in adulthood. For example, the embryos of all vertebrates including human develop a row of vestigial gill slit just behind the head but it is a functional organ only in fish and not found in any other adult vertebrates. However, this proposal was disapproved on careful study performed by Karl Ernst von Baer. He noted that embryos never pass through the adult stages of other animals.

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