Veterinary Embryology 8.5: In the bovine, twins may share the same uterine horn, or may develop in separate horns. In either case, varying degrees of chorionic fusion can occur and may result in the formation of ____ between the two chorionic (umbilical) circulations; this, in turn, may result in blood cell ____ (individual having blood cells derived from a heterozygous twin, in addition to its own).

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In the bovine, twins may share the same uterine horn, or may develop in separate horns. In either case, varying degrees of chorionic fusion can occur and may result in the formation of ____ between the two chorionic (umbilical) circulations; this, in turn, may result in blood cell ____ (individual having blood cells derived from a heterozygous twin, in addition to its own).

Magdalena Badenhorst · Accepted Answer

anastomoses (connection or opening between two things that are normally diverging or branching)
chimerism

Veterinary Embryology 8.5

Anastomoses (connection or opening between two things that are normally diverging or branching) chimerism

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