What is atavism? Name some atavistic organs occurring in human offspring.
Atavism or reversion is the anatomical process of sudden appearance or refunctioning of some ancestral organ which were either completely disappeared or present as vestigial organ in the recent parental stocks.
Some atavistic organs occurring in human offspring are as follows:
1. Human baby with a small tail
2. Development of power of moving ear pinnae in some people
3. Long and dense body hair (lion boy)
4. Large sized canine teeth
5. Additional pair of nipple