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noun - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates, such as the lancelet; a primitive backbone.
A similar structure in embryos of higher vertebrates, from which the spinal column develops.
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| Jul 29 2011 The Times - Cryptic |
| Aug 14 2009 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Nov 4 2003 The Times - Cryptic |
| Dec 26 2002 The Times - Cryptic |
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| a cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body in all embryonic and some adult chordate animals. |
| a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates |
| A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates, such as the lancelet a primitive backbone. |
| A similar structure in embryos of higher vertebrates, from which the spinal column develops. |
| Notochord description |
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| In anatomy, the notochord is a flexible rod made out of a material similar to cartilage. If a species has a notochord at any stage during its life cycle, it is, by definition, a chordate. The notochord lies along the anteroposterior ("head to tail") axis, is usually closer to the dorsal than the ventral surface of the animal, and is composed of cells derived from the mesoderm. The notochord has been observed to have many functions including developmental functions. The most commonly cited functions are as a site of muscle attachment, vertebral precursor, and as a midline tissue that provides signals to the surrounding tissue during development.Notochords are thought to be advantageous (both in an evolutionary and developmental context) because they provide(d) rigid structure for muscle attachment, but were still flexible. In some chordates, it persists throughout life as the main structural support of the body, while in most vertebrates it becomes the nucleus pulposus of the interverte |