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All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates". Justify the statement.

All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates". Justify the statement.

Grade:12

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Mayank Ranka
askIITians Faculty 277 Points
3 years ago
Dear student,

All chordates have a notochord. Chordates include Urochordates, Cephalochordates (both are called protochordates) and vertebrates. In vertebrates notochord is replaced by vertebral column (backbone), however vertebral column is not present in protochordates. Therefore, all vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.

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