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vestigial
US /vɛˈstɪdʒiəl, -ˈstɪdʒəl/
・UK /ve'stɪdʒɪəl/
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adj.AdjectiveNot fully developed in mature animals
The appendix and the wisdom teeth are a few examples of vestigial organs in modern day humans.
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実は”役立たず”な体の部位は？進化生物学者が解説 | WIRED Japan
- Even in many of the monkeys, our ancestors' ears are able to move a bit with sound, but now they've largely lost that function and they are usually considered vestigial.
Even in many of the monkeys, our ancestors' ears are able to move a bit with sound, but now they've largely lost that function and they are usually considered vestigial.
- The term vestigial comes from the Latin meaning footprints.
The term vestigial comes from the Latin meaning footprints.
Evolution Vs. God
- Vestigial is--it's like--
Vestigial is--it's like--
- We still have a vestigial appendix.
We still have a vestigial appendix.
Why Do Nipples Get Hard?
- This might be a vestigial trait from when we were more hirsute, and our hair puffed
This might be a vestigial trait from when we were more hirsute, and our hair puffed
Genetic Recombination and Gene Mapping
- has these really small what are called vestigial wings. And so if we look at the genotypes,
has these really small what are called vestigial wings. And so if we look at the genotypes,
- also look at vestigial wings. Maybe the genotype of the one on the left has one of the wild
also look at vestigial wings. Maybe the genotype of the one on the left has one of the wild
Chromosomal Inheritance
- It has one of the wild genes, and this is for normal wings with a vestigial gene, which
It has one of the wild genes, and this is for normal wings with a vestigial gene, which
- could also give each of the recessive genes. So it could give that recessive vestigial
could also give each of the recessive genes. So it could give that recessive vestigial
Proof of evolution that you can find on your body
- If you see a raised band in the middle of the wrist, you’ve got a vestigial muscle in your forearm.
If you see a raised band in the middle of the wrist, you’ve got a vestigial muscle in your forearm.
- You can see another futile effort by our vestigial body parts when you get goosebumps.
You can see another futile effort by our vestigial body parts when you get goosebumps.
Meryl Streep, Barnard Commencement Speaker 2010, Columbia University
- not a cynical exercise, this was a vestigial survival courtship skill I was developing.
not a cynical exercise, this was a vestigial survival courtship skill I was developing.
Why Did Humans Evolve Like That? ?
- Not only do the DNA sequences in human chromosome 2 match that of two chimpanzee chromosomes, it also has a vestigial center point and endpoint located within it, showing exactly where the two chromosomes became one.
Not only do the DNA sequences in human chromosome 2 match that of two chimpanzee chromosomes, it also has a vestigial center point and endpoint located within it, showing exactly where the two chromosomes became one.
The Study Secret They DON'T Teach in School (Outthink Your Peers)
- They've just atrophied or become vestigial over time.
They've just atrophied or become vestigial over time.
- After all, the appendix is a vestigial organ that served our evolutionary ancestors, so it's not unreasonable to assume that something similar happened here.
After all, the appendix is a vestigial organ that served our evolutionary ancestors, so it's not unreasonable to assume that something similar happened here.