Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 15, Problem 27CTQ
Sessile adult tunicates lose the notochord; what does this suggest about one function of this structure?
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