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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 2. Human Reproduction

Which of the following parts of the vertebrate body arises form the mesoderm?

  1. A Spinal cord
  2. B Bony skeleton
  3. C Epidermis
  4. D Lens of the eye
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(B) Bony skeleton

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(B) Bony skeleton,
The mesoderm, the layer of cells in the gastrula between the ectoderm and endoderm, develops into the bony skeleton. In contrast, the spinal cord, epidermis, and less of the eye are derived from the ectoderm.