Which of the following statements about the notochord is false?

a. It is lost when it is replaced by the vertebral column.
b. It develops in chordate embryos.
c. It develops from mesodermal tissue.
d. It induces formation of the neural plate.
e. It grows along the longitudinal axis of the organism


A

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