Definition of Functionless. Meaning of Functionless. Synonyms of Functionless

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Definition of Functionless

Functionless
Functionless Func"tion*less, a. Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin.

Meaning of Functionless from wikipedia

- idiosyncratic behaviour). In a broader sense, it is used for a wide range of functionless behaviours that arise from a failure of the brain to either inhibit prepotent...
- however, was primarily contractual and it became progressively more of a functionless sinecure. The head of a single regiment or demi-brigade would be called...
- noncoding DNA does not establish that it is functionless. Furthermore, even if an extant DNA sequence is functionless, it does not follow that it has descended...
- mutated gradually becomes a pseudogene and will be either unexpressed or functionless. This kind of evolutionary fate is shown by po****tion genetic modeling...
- through evolution. Although structures called vestigial often appear functionless, a vestigial structure may retain lesser functions or develop minor new...
- weapons or as organs of co****tion. In many insects, they simply may be functionless vestigial structures. In basal arthropods, such as silverfish, the cerci...
- to detect females flying above them. In some species all the legs are functionless, apart from the front pair in males. The abdomen is long and roughly...
- remains of a part of the Wolffian body, like the epididymis, but are functionless and vestigial. The Wolffian body operates as a kidney (mesonephros) in...
- familial and social interactions and life. It would be purposeful, without functionless flare. A building's beauty comes from the function it serves rather than...
- gonads in an embryo. One type of gonadal dysgenesis is the development of functionless, fibrous tissue, termed streak gonads, instead of reproductive tissue...