Assertion: chordate's notochord | /r/LocatedNear | backbone
Facets:
value: in the organism's adult stage
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: All chordates have a notochord at some stage in their lives, but in some (such as tunicates) the notochord is lost in the adult, whereas in others (such as the vertebrates) the notochord is present in the embryo, but in later stages is largely replaced and surrounded by the vertebrae, or backbones.
text: In other organisms, like the vertebrates, the notochord is replaced or surrounded by the backbone in the organism's adult stage.