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mineralization
tissue formation
Also known as: biomineralization
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bone formation
- In bone: Bone resorption and renewal
…material (osteoid) and its subsequent mineralization. Osteoblasts elaborate matrix as a continuous membrane covering the surface on which they are working at a linear rate that varies with both age and species but which in large adult mammals is on the order of one micron per day. The unmineralized matrix…
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evolution in Cambrian life
- In Cambrian Period: Cambrian life
…links suggests that processes of biomineralization (specifically, the formation of bones, shells, and teeth) evolved independently in several phyla. Whether or not soft-bodied representatives of some of these phyla originated during the Precambrian but have no preserved record is a debated question. Nevertheless, the hard parts of Cambrian animals had…
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