The Following Questions Are Based on the Observation That Several

question 47

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the observation that several dozen different proteins comprise the prokaryotic flagellum and its attachment to the prokaryotic cell, producing a highly complex structure.
-If the prokaryotic flagellum developed from assemblages of proteins that originally were not involved with cell motility but with some other function instead, then the modern prokaryotic flagellum is a(n)

• A)vestigial organ.
• B)adoption.
• C)exaptation.
• D)homogeneous organ.
• E)allometric organ.

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