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JIPMER 2009
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2009
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Evolution

JIPMER 2009 · Zoology · Evolution

Which of the following is not vestigial in man?

Which of the following is not vestigial in man?

Options

  1. ATail vertebrae
  2. BNails
  3. CNictitating membrane
  4. DVermiform appendix

Correct answer

B. Nails

Step-by-step solution

Vestigial organs are imperfectly developed, non-functional organs which were fully developed and functional in related and ancestral forms Example : Nictitating membrane, tail vertebrae, vermiform appendix.
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