How to use in-sentence of “vestigial”:
+ The eyes of all moles are very small, in some species actually not opening to the outside, and of little value to them: vestigial organs.
+ Although the squids lack exterior shells they have a vestigial shell inside, made of chitin.
+ In us, it is a vestigial organ.
+ But one type of snake – the boas – have vestigial rear legs and pelvis.
+ Strong evidence for common descent comes from vestigial structures.
+ However, the extensive leg feathers indicate that long legs may be an vestigial trait, because running animals tend to have reduced, not increased, hair or feathers on their legs.
Example sentences of “vestigial”:
+ Rudimentary body parts, those that are smaller and simpler in structure than corresponding parts in ancestral species, are called vestigial organs.
+ It is a vestigial organ which has degraded to nearly nothing in the course of evolution.
+ Observations on the cave-dwelling amphipod “Gammarus minus” showed active selection against their vestigial eyes.
+ In modern times, there is controversy regarding whether the foreskin is a vital or vestigial structure.
+ Some species have a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca.
+ It is a general rule that any adaptations which are no longer useful either become vestigial organs.
+ Occasionally, selection turns vestigial organs to a new function.
+ These are vestigial organs.
+ The decay of unused features is discussed in vestigial organ.
+ Regarding vestigial structures, Charles Darwin wrote, “An organ, when rendered useless, may well be variable, for its variations cannot be checked by natural selection.” In the March 2017 publication of the Global Health Journal: Science and Practice, Morris and Krieger wrote, “The variability in foreskin size is consistent with the foreskin being a vestigial structure.” It has been found that larger foreskins place uncircumcised men at an increased risk for HIV infection Morris BJ, Krieger JN..
+ Rudimentary body parts, those that are smaller and simpler in structure than corresponding parts in ancestral species, are called vestigial organs.
+ It is a vestigial organ which has degraded to nearly nothing in the course of evolution.
+ Observations on the cave-dwelling amphipod "Gammarus minus" showed active selection against their vestigial eyes.