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Third pair of...
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Third pair of molars is vestigial in humans.
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True
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The correct option is
A
True
Vestigial organs are those organs or tissues in the body which no longer have an important or relevant function in human body.
The third pair of molars is considered vestigial as they don’t have a specific function in the present human body.
The given statement is
true.
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