EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 17, Problem 2CT
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To determine: What did Lewis Wolpert mean when he said that the most important moment in life is gastrulation.
Introduction: Gestation or pregnancy is the period during which the offspring develops within the uterus of a sexually mature woman. This involves several developmental stages of the fetus. In humans, pregnancy is nearly nine months long, which is divided into three trimesters, involving several changes in the mother and the growing fetus.
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