The Designation of Hemichordates as Primitive Chordates in 1885 by Bateson

question 36

Multiple Choice

The designation of hemichordates as primitive chordates in 1885 by Bateson has proved

• A)accurate using new molecular data.
• B)overenthusiastic since the structure he interpreted as a notochord does not have notochord embryology.
• C)completely wrong since new research indicates that all features he interpreted as chordate features are actually other structures.
• D)as puzzling today as in 1885.
• E)None of the choices is correct.

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