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chordate(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
plural: chordates - Definition: an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates and certain marine animals, such as the lancelets
- Example:
1. Chordates have, at some stage of development, a dorsal nerve cord, a notochord (a dorsal skeletal structure made of cartilage), and gill slits.
2. Embryos from all species of chordates strongly resemble each other in the early stages of development.
