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A Seminar Presentation on DNA Damage and Repair Presented by, Samhita Kalita MSc. Biotechnology ( 1st Sem. ) Centre for Studies in Biotechnology Dibrugarh University DNA…

Primate Taxonomy Primate Taxonomy Introduction This first lecture is designed to introduce the primate order in terms of its classification and to familiarise you with the…

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1. Mammals! 2. There are 3 Subclasses within the class Mammalia: Prototheria or Monotremes (2 species) Metatheria or Marsupials (275 species) Eutheria or placental mammals…

1. PLACENTA 2. Placenta (plah-sen’tah) is a Latin word. It means “a flat cake”. • Placenta is an organ characteristic of mammals, developing during pregnancy, joining…

Slide 1Figure 20.1 Two models for the diversification of marine invertebrate life over the past 600 myr of good- quality fossil records. (a) The empirical model, in which…

Slide 11 Mammals Slide 2 2 Class Mammalia Includes 4000 species Most dominant land animals on earth. Two identifying characteristics: Hair/fur Mammary glands which produce…

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