Assertion: cartilage | /r/HasProperty | replaced by bone
Facets:
value: gradually
type: MANNER
value: for years after it
type: TEMPORAL
value: in mammals
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The initial skeleton of a fetus is largely composed of cartilage, which is gradually replaced by bone as development continues.
text: Then the cartilages are replaced with bones.
text: The study reports that in mammals, most hyaline cartilage is replaced by bone by adulthood, and it is difficult for the adult body to replenish the remaining cartilage.
text: Before birth and, sometimes for years after it, the cartilage is gradually replaced by bone.
text: Growth continues until the individual is about 20 years old or until the cartilage in the plate is replaced by bone.