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What are the four main characteristics of Chordates?


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Chordates:

  1. Chordates are a group of animals in the animal kingdom.
  2. The presence of a notochord is the main feature of chordates.
  3. Chordates are members of the Chordata phylum.
  4. The notochord is present in Chordates but absent in Non-chordates.

Four main characteristics of chordates:

  1. Chordates have a dorsal nerve cord and a post-anal tail.
  2. Chordates are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic.
  3. Chordates have a closed circulatory system.
  4. They have a dorsal, hollow, and solitary central nervous system.

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