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Dermis

thick layer of tissue under the epidermis 


Dewlap

pouch of fat under a rabbit’s chin


Diaphragm

flat sheet of muscle that aids inhalation and exhalation


Diarrhoea

the passage of watery faeces from the body


Diastema

gap between the teeth to aid chewing


Diastole

stage within the cardiac cycle which involves the relaxation of the heart muscle


Digestion

the process of breaking down large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules


Dihybrid cross

genetic cross that involves the inheritance of two separate genes located on different loci


Distal

situated away from the body


Diurnal animals

those that are adapted to survive by being most active during the day



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