Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw. What is this an example of? analogou

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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
mutated structure

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vestigial structure

Explanation: a dewclaw is a reduced, nonfunctional remnant of a once-functional digit in ancestral species, so it’s a vestigial structure.

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
mutated structure

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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 mutated structure

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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
mutated structure