Boa constrictors and pythons lack external limbs but their skeletons reveal bones of tiny hindlimbs.What structure is represented in this example?
A) analogous
B) convergent
C) homologous
D) vestigial
E) homeotic

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The bones of tiny hindlimbs in boa constrictors and pythons are vestigial structures, remnants of their evolutionary ancestors that had limbs. These structures have lost their original function through the course of evolution.

Boa Constrictors and Pythons Lack External Limbs but Their Skeletons