What Must Be True of Any Organ That Is Described

question 30

Multiple Choice

What must be true of any organ that is described as vestigial?

• A) It must be analogous to some feature in an ancestor.
• B) It must be homologous to some feature in an ancestor.
• C) It must be both homologous and analogous to some feature in an ancestor.
• D) It need be neither homologous nor analogous to some feature in an ancestor.

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