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... original tissue . Through a process called metaplasia , one tissue can be converted to another . In the case of lens regeneration in certain amphibians , in response to the loss of the original lens from the eye , a new lens develops ...
... original tissue . Through a process called metaplasia , one tissue can be converted to another . In the case of lens regeneration in certain amphibians , in response to the loss of the original lens from the eye , a new lens develops ...
Page 580
... original tail when it is grasped by an enemy . When the lizard tail regenerates , however , it does not replace the segmented vertebrae . Instead , there develops a long tapering cartilaginous tube within which the spinal cord is ...
... original tail when it is grasped by an enemy . When the lizard tail regenerates , however , it does not replace the segmented vertebrae . Instead , there develops a long tapering cartilaginous tube within which the spinal cord is ...
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... original planar struc- tures ( such as bedding or schistosity ) were deformed during the total strain . In the mobile belts , fold wave- lengths ( distance from crest to crest ) vary from a few millimetres to several kilometres ...
... original planar struc- tures ( such as bedding or schistosity ) were deformed during the total strain . In the mobile belts , fold wave- lengths ( distance from crest to crest ) vary from a few millimetres to several kilometres ...
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