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Explain the term thecodont and diphyodont and heterodont​

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Thecodont dentition is a dentition in which the base of the tooth is enclosed in jaw sockets. The tooth is embedded in a socket of jawbone. Diphyodont means that during their lifespan, an organism can develop two sets of teeth, means teeth will grow two times.

A diphyodont is any animal with two successive sets of teeth, initially the "deciduous" set and consecutively the "permanent" set. Most mammals are diphyodonts—as to chew their food they need a strong, durable and complete set of teeth. Diphyodonts contrast with polyphyodonts, whose teeth are constantly replaced.

In anatomy, a heterodont (from Greek, meaning "different teeth") is an animal which possesses more than a single tooth morphology. In vertebrates, heterodont pertains to animals where teeth are differentiated into different forms.

Answer 2

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Thecodont dentition is a dentition in which the base of the tooth is enclosed in jaw sockets. The tooth is embedded in a socket of jawbone. Diphyodont means that during their lifespan, an organism can develop two sets of teeth, means teeth will grow two times.

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