Practice mode Animal husbandry

The chorion is one of the membranes surrounding the developing chick embryo. From which germ layer does its tissue largely develop?

Correct answer B. Mesoderm

Explanation

The chorion forms from the somatopleure, a combination of ectoderm and somatic mesoderm; the mesodermal layer supplies the tissue that later fuses with the allantois for gas exchange.

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