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amniote

[′am·nē‚ōt]
(zoology)
An animal that develops an amnion during its embryonic stage; includes birds, reptiles, and mammals.
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When the amniote genes are mapped onto the expected phylogeny, the branch lengths for the mitochondrial genes are nearly equal and the branch lengths for nuclear genes are highly unequal [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 7 OMITTED].
Best-fit maximum-likelihood models for phylogenetic inference: empirical tests with known phylogenies
The developing muscle tissue that would lie along adult ribs in a standard amniote began to fold underneath itself in the turtle.
A turtle's shell isn't so terribly bizarre after all: a critical fold may separate the reptile from its brethren
The pallial amygdala of amniote vertebrates: evolution of the concept, evolution of the structure.
Mammalian and avian neuroanatomy and the question of consciousness in birds
At the heart of Carroll's theory lies the amniote egg, which has a series of membranes not present in the simpler eggs of frogs and salamanders.
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Early mesozoic coexistence of amniotes and hepadnaviridae.
New Avian Hepadnavirus in Palaeognathous Bird, Germany
In amniotes, colour pattern is formed by spatial differences in the distribution of pigment cells and integumentary appendages.
COLOUR PATTERN: Morphogenesis and Molecular Regulation of Colour Patterning in Birds
Early amniotes (marine invertebrates) diversified into the ancestors of mammals, turtles, crocodiles, dinosaurs, reptiles and birds.
Ngalak koora koora djinang (looking back together): a Nyoongar and scientific collaborative history of ancient Nyoongar boodja
Some of these genes are also crucial in digit formation in amniotes, a group including reptiles, mammals and birds but not amphibians.
Regeneration was once widespread: ancient amphibians regrew limbs like salamanders do
The project she presented at SACNAS was titled, "Evaluating the Link Between Physiology and Melanin-Based Color Diversity in Amniotes.
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2015: Ultraconserved elements sequencing as a low-cost source of complete mitochondrial genomes and microsatellite markers in non-model amniotes.
Next-generation sequencing and the expanding domain of phylogeography
Phylogenetic relationships of the major groups of amniotes.
Evolucion de fenomenos basicos de aprendizaje en tareas de memoria espacial: bloqueo, ensombrecimiento e inhibicion latente en anfibios
canicula (and other cat shark species) brain was the distinct brain vesicles including an enlarged telencephalon, making its brain structure more similar to that of the amniotes rather than the anamniotes.
Development of the early axon scaffold in the rostral brain of the small spotted cat shark (Scyliorhinus canicula) embryo

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