Question

Which of the following is not a fundamental character of a chordate?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Presence of spinal cord

Animal belongs to phylum Chordata are characterised by the presence of a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits. These characters are known as three fundamental chordate characters. In some chrodats notochord is replaced by vertebral colum in adult stage. Protochordates i.e., Urochordates and Cephalochordates don't have a well developed spinal cord. Thus, the correct answer is option D