What are Vestigial organs? Give one example of a vestigial structure in the human mouth.

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What are Vestigial organs? Give one example of a vestigial structure in the human mouth.

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Vestigial organs are those organs that have ceased to be of any use to the possessor but still persist generation after generation in a reduced form.

Example in the human mouth — Wisdom teeth.

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