deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA(noun) (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information.
But even adults don't often know what a notochord is. A notochord is a primitive beginning to the backbone. It appears in embryos as a small flexible rod made from cells from the mesoderm, which is one of the three layers of cells of embryos. Notochords are only found in the phylum chordata, a group of animals that includes humans.
What is a Notochord? Most schoolchildren know what a spine is and could even point it out on a diagram. Even if it was a diagram of a non-human animal like a dog, the spine is pretty easy to figure out. But even adults don't often know what a notochord is. A notochord is a primitive beginning to the backbone. It appears in embryos as a small flexible rod made from cells from the mesoderm, which is one of the three layers of cells of embryos. Notochords are only found in the phylum chordata, a group of animals that includes humans.