Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 43.4, Problem 2R
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The consequence due to the failure in the formation of somite in the embryo.

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Body segmentation is the characteristic feature of animals belonging to phylum arthropods, annelids, and chordata. The body consists of several repeating units or segments from which, different body parts arises such as a pair of ribs, set of nerves, and the pair of lungs. In vertebrates, these segments are referred to as the somites, which gets arranged on both the sides of the notochord in the developing embryo.

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