A vestigial structure is a structure of little or no importance to an organism, representing historical remnants of structures that had important functions in ancestors.
Una estructura vestigial es una estructura de importancia marginal o nula para un organismo, remanente histórico de estructuras funcionales en ancestros.
| Front | vestigial structure |
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| Back | A structure of marginal, if any, importance to an organism. [These] are historical remnants of structures that had important functions in ancestors. |
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