When observing the skeleton of a snake,you see the remains of hip and hind leg bones associated with four legged animals.These bones are called
A)convergent traits.
B)analogous structures.
C)vestigial structures.
D)homologous structures.
E)allelic traits.

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Vestigial structures are remnants of structures that had a function in an ancestral species but no longer serve a function in the present organism. The hip and hind leg bones in the skeleton of a snake are vestigial structures since snakes evolved from four-legged animals, but no longer have legs themselves.

When Observing the Skeleton of a Snake,you See the Remains