Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.4, Problem 2TYK
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A group of tetrapods collectively known as ‘amniotes’ that includes turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles, birds, and mammals. The characteristic feature of amniotes is an amniotic egg. Mammals are considered amniotes because most of them do not lay an egg; they hold other features of amniotic reproduction.
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