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Pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles. What can scientists conclude from this observation?
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The leg bones help pythons move.
The leg bones help pythons move.
Future generations of pythons will have legs.
Future generations of pythons will have legs.
Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
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The most logical conclusion from the observation that pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles is:
Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
This indicates an evolutionary relationship, suggesting that pythons share a common ancestor with legged reptiles. The presence of remnant leg bones is a sign of that evolutionary history.
