4. Lowchen ($5,000 to $8,000) LÃ¶wchen means âlittle lionâ in German, a fitting name for this small dog with an impressive mane of hair and talent for agility. The breed is often given a âlionâ trim, too: clipped close to the skin at the hindquarters, with cuffs of hair around the ankles and a plumed tail.
Vestigial describes an organ or body part that continues to exist without retaining its original function, such as our appendix. It's most often used in biology to describe something that either didn't finish developing or has become, through evolution, pretty much useless.
Vestigial structures are those that one time in the evolutionary past had a function, are no longer a functioning part of that organism, such as the pelvis of a whale. Analogous structures are similar structures which have evolved from a different evolutionary origin such as wings of butterflies and wings of birds. 1  How does the fossil record support the theory of. 2  and. ? 3  Explain how each of the following can lead to the evolution of a population.