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Placental

placental

1. Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterised by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.

2. (Science: zoology) Of or pertaining to the placentalia.

(Science: zoology) One of the placentalia.


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natural selection question

... taken place all across the globe in the last few hundred years. I'm assuming that you're not just talking about humans, but all animals (at least placental mammals...) So far as I know there is no mechanism that can pre-select for a desired mutation. A more reasonable hypothesis might be that ...

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by AstusAleator
Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: natural selection question
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The Fiber Disease

... Human genomic DNA clones were isolated from a XFIXII bacteriophage library (Stratagene, Inc., La Jolla, CA), which was constructed from human placental DNA by the insertion of partially digested Sau3AI DNA fragments into theXhoI cloning site. why that's nice, eh? Looks like I might have to ...

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by London
Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:03 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Measurements on Near Term Corucia Fetus

... LCRC/Czz/34). This individual was near full term, approximately age 6.5 -7 months out of a 7.5 month gestation period. Weight: Umbilical Cord and Placental Sack (completely intact): 28.35 Grams Fetal Weight (minus Umbilical Cord and Placental Sack): 48.19 Grams Length Measurements: SVL (Snout ...

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by Brian - LCRC
Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:33 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Measurements on Near Term Corucia Fetus
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The Cape Verde Giant Skink: Macroscincus coctei

... to supposedly return from the dead. Also in that year, a Thylacine (Marsupial tiger/wolf, a species through Parallelism occuping the same niche as Placental dogs and cats) was seen in Western Australia. Australian Thylacines were thought extinct over 1000 years. On Tasmania, free from the pressures ...

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by Brian - LCRC
Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Cape Verde Giant Skink: Macroscincus coctei
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Macroscinus coctei

... to supposedly return from the dead. Also in that year, a Thylacine (Marsupial tiger/wolf, a species through Parallelism occuping the same niche as Placental dogs and cats) was seen in Western Australia. Australian Thylacines were thought extinct over 1000 years. On Tasmania, free from the pressures ...

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by Brian - LCRC
Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:25 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Macroscinus coctei
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Views: 550
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