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Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw. What is this an example of?

Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw. What is this an example of?
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Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw. What is this an example of?

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A vestigial organ, something that has yet to fall prey to evolution, but no longer serves a purpose, or the purpose it used to serve.
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