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The coccyx is most developed in:
Options
A Humans and apes
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B Toothed whales
C Edentata
D Non-primate mammals
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The coccyx (tailbone) is most developed (or rather, least reduced) in humans and apes, where it is a vestigial structure. Other mammals have more prominent caudal vertebrae forming a tail.

Hint

In these primates, the tail has been reduced to a small remnant.

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