How Does Vestigial Structures Provide Evidence for Evolution
Thus they provide strong evidence of common ancestry and can help us trace the evolutionary origin of the species with the vestigial structures. However as the population changed due to natural selection those structures became less and less necessary until they were rendered pretty much useless. Evolution Homologous And Vestigial Structures Evolution Evolution Science Evolution Activities Vestigial structures are often homologous to structures that are functioning normally in other species. . Vestigial structures provide evidence for evolution because they offer clues about the ancestors of organisms because they are remnants of structures. Many animals have vestigial structures from an ancestor. In this article well examine the evidence for evolution on both macro and micro scales. Not all homologous structures have important functions. For example the hipbones of the bottlenose dolphin shown on page. This is clear evide...