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Why doesn't the Hubble Space Telescope need adaptive optics?

Describe the fundamental mechanisms of evolution, including the role of DNA in evolutionary changes.
Distinguish between the relationships of various primates to humans based on genetic data.
Explain the universality of the genetic code and its implications for the common ancestry of life.
Understand the factors influencing fossilization and the implications for interpreting the fossil record.

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Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to growing babies while removing waste products from the baby’s blood.

Chorion

A membrane that surrounds the amnion and becomes the fetal component of the placenta.

Epigenesis

The process by which a new phenotypic form emerges through the interactions of the preceding form and its current environment.

Zygote

The earliest developmental stage of an embryo, formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, which then begins to divide and grow.

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