The side toes of a horse, the pelvis of the whale, and the human appendix are all examples of structures that resemble structures of presumed ancestors, which are known as  

A.  analogous structures.
B.  homologous structures.
C.  vestigial structures.
D.  homeotic mutations.
E.  acquired structures.


C.  vestigial structures.

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