Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of chordates?

Presence of notochord

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Presence of limbs

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Presence of pharyngeal gill slits

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Presence of a dorsal hollow nerve cord

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The correct option is B Presence of limbs
Chordates possess pharyngeal gill slits, notochord, a post-anal tail, dorsal hollow nerve cord. They are triploblastic and they possess a true body cavity - coelom. All chordates do not have limbs, for example, snakes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of chordates?

The correct option is B Presence of limbsChordates possess pharyngeal gill slits, notochord, a post-anal tail, dorsal hollow nerve cord. They are triploblastic and they possess a true body cavity - coelom. All chordates do not have limbs, for example, snakes.Thus, the correct answer is option B.

The correct option is B Presence of limbs
Chordates possess pharyngeal gill slits, notochord, a post-anal tail, dorsal hollow nerve cord. They are triploblastic and they possess a true body cavity - coelom. All chordates do not have limbs, for example, snakes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.