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Notochords are important to vertebrates because it forms the main support of the body. A notochord is a flexible rod-like structure.

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As the embryo develops only jawless fish retain the notochord What does this indicate about the evolution of vertebrates?

The fact that jawless fish retain the notochord during development suggests that jawed vertebrates have evolved to develop without the notochord. This indicates that the notochord is an ancestral characteristic that has been lost or modified in the evolutionary lineage leading to jawed vertebrates.


Do wolves have a notochord?

Yes. All vertebrates have notochords.


Do lions have a notochord?

Yes, lions, like all vertebrates, have a notochord. The notochord is a flexible rod-like structure present in the early stages of embryonic development that provides support for the developing spine.


Do vertebrates have a notochord during early embryonic development?

True


Are poison dart frogs invertebrate or vertebrate?

As all frogs have a spine and notochord, they are bt definition vertebrates.


All vertebrates are chordates but not all chordates are vertebrates?

all vertebrates are chordates because vertebrates are the sub- group of phylum chordates and also it follow one of the important feature of the chordates i.e. presence of notochord whereas all chordates are not vertebrates because some chordates are cephalochordates, urochordates.


Do cats exhibit a notochord at some stage of its development?

You did. Your backbone formed on the notochord. There are some fish, the lamprey, I think, that retain a notochord, These animals are chordates but not vertebrates.


In chordates how does the notochord of a vertebrate differ from that of an invertebrate?

The notochord of a vertebrate differs from that of an invertebrate because a vertebrates eventually turns into a back bone. Invertebrates just disappears.


What happens to the notochord as a bat develops?

During the development of most vertebrates, the notochord becomes the nucleus pulpous. In some species, such as the sturgeon and hagfish, the notochord remains even after adulthood is reached.


Difference between chordates and vertebrates?

humans are vertebrates as hey have the vertebral column(to be more specific the notochord). u can feel your vertebral column by placing your hand on your back.the bony structure that seems to divide your back into two equal halves is nothing but your vertebral column.


What is the Difference between a vertebrate and a notochord?

A notochord is a long, solid chord of solid protein. A vertebrate is a creature that has a vertebra column. A vertebra is short, solid segment of bone. A series of vertebra make a vertebra column or a back bone. Both serve the same function but the back bone is a more complex version.


What phylum is wolves?

Wolves belong to the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates with a notochord or spine.