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“All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates”. Justify the statement.

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Because all the vertebrates have notochord and gill slits at least in their embryos but their certain chordates like Herdmania and Amphioxus which do not have vertebral column in any stage of their life cycle.
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