Insular dwarfism

Achondroplasia is defined as without cartilage formation. Meaning that cartilage is a tough one but it is also an flexible tissue that makes up much of the skeleton during early developments. It’s an bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism. As of dwarfism, it’s an condition of short stature as an adult. There are problems dealing with achondroplasia and the problem is it not forming cartilage but it is converting it to a bone. The process of forming the cartilage and…

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and genetic information with the emu This data shows the close relationship of these emu when compared to other congeneric bird species and indicate that the cassowary and modern Emu share a recent common ancestor. the emu possibly underwent insular dwarfism because of phenotypic plasticity. The close relationship between the cassowary and the modern Emu suggests it is most appropriate that the former should be considered a subspecies of the latter. Although both taxa show a close genetic…

with everyone else the wonders of ecology. During family gatherings, I brought up whatever new fact I'd learned, speaking so fast my speech slurred. “Lemurs are the most primitive of the primates,” I’d say, as if uttering some sacred truth. “Insular dwarfism leads to elephants the size of dogs.” I’m not convinced I actually understood a word I said, but adults rarely did either, so it worked…