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An important characteristic that hemichordates share with chordates is

A

absence of notochord

B

ventral tubular nerve cord

C

pharynx with gill slits

D

pharynx without gill slits

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The important characteristic that hemichordates share with chordates is pharynx with gillslits. These gillslits are narrow openings in the pharynx. The position of these pharyngeal gillslits is laternal in chordates gillslits is laternal in chordates , while dorsal in hemichordates.
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