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During embryonic development, if the anus develops before the mouth, the organism is a _____. . . .

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During embryonic development, if the anus develops before the mouth, the organism is a deuterostome. This means "second mouth" . This is opposing to the protostomes which the blastophore becomes the mouth. Deuterostomes are also known as enterocoelomates because their coelom develops through enterocoely.
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