Vestigial organs are the organs which are now “useless” or “non-functional”. Some biologists say that these vestigial organs are proof of our evolution. It was first mentioned by Charles Darwin in his book – “The Descent of Man (1890)”. However, many biologists now say that there are no vestigial organs in human body and those so-called vestigial organs functions are not yet known to humans.
The human body has a few unneeded parts. We no longer rely on these organs or structures for any serious function, or they have atrophied or degenerated to the point that they don’t serve the function they used to.
Charles Darwin pointed to these vestiges of anatomy in humans and other animals as evidence for evolution. Eventually, by noting how the vestigial organs in one species were similar to functioning organs in other species, biologists concluded two otherwise dissimilar creatures must have shared a common ancestor.
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