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[A]: Presence of tail in children is a v...

[A]: Presence of tail in children is a vestigial character.
[R]: This is due to the phenomenon called atavism

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If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

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If A is true and R is false

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If both A and R are false

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