Changes in Heritable Traits Result from Adaptation to Environmental Influences

question 43

True/False

Changes in heritable traits result from adaptation to environmental influences.

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Definitions:

Foregut

Cephalic portion of the primitive digestive tube in the embryo.

Diencephalon

An area of the brain encompassing components like the thalamus and hypothalamus, which play a role in sensory and automatic body functions.

Hindgut

Caudal or terminal part of the embryonic gut.

Cloaca

In early embryos, the endodermally lined chamber into which the hindgut and allantois empty.