What are vestigial organs? Name one vestigial organ of man.

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Vestigial organs are organs of the body that are smaller and simpler than those found in related species. These organs do not perform their original function. The function is lost in the course of evolution.

Appendix, tail bone are the vestigial organs of man.

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