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Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw. What is this an example of?
analogous structure
homologous structure
vestigial structure
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Vestigial structure.
The dewclaw is a reduced, nonfunctional remnant of a digit — a classic example of a vestigial structure (it may be homologous to fully functional digits in ancestral species, but its present form and function are reduced).
The dewclaw is a reduced, nonfunctional remnant of a digit — a classic example of a vestigial structure (it may be homologous to fully functional digits in ancestral species, but its present form and function are reduced).
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