eutherian
- adjective
- /juːˈθɪəriən/
- Specialized
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euterio
- The eutherian species, unlike monotremes, support their young with a placenta during development.
Examples
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Such a role is unlikely to be restricted to marsupials since eutherian mammals also depend on lactation to support their developing young after birth.
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When we look at the genes that control the eutherian female reproductive tract, we find some very familiar actors.
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These data indicate that certain growth and survival factors are selectively monoallelically expressed in the eutherian mammary gland.
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In vertebrates, imprinting is restricted to the therian (marsupial and eutherian) mammals, but as yet no imprinted genes have been identified in monotremes 1, 2.
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During evolution, eutherian mammals adapted to provide nutrients to their offspring through a complex placenta.
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Eutherian mammals give birth to live young that have already developed in the uterus.
Synonyms
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Relating to the part inside a mother that feeds the baby before birth
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
eutherian = Eutheria (opaque) = Eutheria + an
Formed by adding the suffix '-an' to the taxonomic name 'Eutheria', but the meaning requires biological knowledge of the taxon and is not derivable by a general learner from the components.
Etymology
Eutherian comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'true' or 'good' and therion meaning 'beast' or 'animal'. So, eutherian describes the 'true' placental mammals — animals that carry and feed their young inside before birth so they are born more developed.