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.
Exam #2 Houlihan 9 37) What must be true of any organ described as vestigial ? a) It must be analogous to some feature in an ancestor. b) It must be homologous to some feature in an ancestor. c) It must be both homologous and analogous to some feature in an ancestor. d) It need be neither homologous nor analogous to some feature in an ancestor. 38) Biologists now routinely test for homology between genes in different species.