Vestigial structures are often homologous to structures that are functioning normally in other species. Therefore, vestigial structures can be considered the evidence for evolution, the process by which beneficial heritable traits arise in populations over an extended period of time.
After collecting specimens from many areas of the world, Darwin noted the similarities in them. He discovered that new kinds of species could gradually grow into new ones over years.
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<u>Answer</u>: A heritable trait can be changed from one generation to another.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- The concept of <em>descent with modification</em> was given by Darwin which simply states that the traits are passed on from the parents to the offsprings.
- The traits that can be passed on are known as <em>heritable traits</em>.
- These traits are passed on with the help of the genes.
- So this passing on of traits explains the term <em>descent</em> in this concept. However, there are always chances that these heritable traits can be changed due to environmental factors or due to the process of recombination and thus the term <em>modification</em>.
- So <em>descent with modification</em> means that a<em> heritable trait is passed from parents to offspring but it can be changed from one generation to another.</em>
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