Gestational Length Refers to

question 17

Multiple Choice

Gestational length refers to

• A) the time from conception to birth.
• B) the number of weeks between the mother's last menstrual cycle and birth.
• C) the duration of the second and third trimesters.
• D) the length of the child at birth.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Relationship

The connection and lineage between species or groups of organisms based on their shared genetic heritage and evolutionary history.

Homoplasy

The occurrence of similar traits in species due to convergent evolution or parallel evolution, not shared ancestry.

Illustrates

Shows or provides examples to clarify or make something visible or understandable, often used in the context of explaining concepts with diagrams or images.

Whale Intermediates

Transitional fossil forms that provide evidence for the evolutionary lineage of whales from land-dwelling mammals.