Question

What is notochord ? Kindly tell

Answer 1

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Notochord is the chief distinguishing feature of Chordates, which is a dorsal longitudinally running rod. It lies between the dorsal nerve tube and the gut. It increases locomotory power and internal support. It probably evolved originally in the swimming larval forms of chordate ancestors. It still resembles something like its original form in few remaining group of non vertebrate chordates, but in most chordates it is mainly replaced during embryonic development by bony vertebrae of the vertebral column, or backbone.

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