What is meant by notochord and nerve cord ?

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Notochord :
The notochord is a long flexible rod-shaped support structure that runs along the back of the animal and separates the nervous tissue from the gut.
Nerve cord :
The nerve cord is a dorsal tubular cord of nervous tissue above the notochord of a chordate.

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