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Iris (anatomy) and Vertebrate

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Iris (anatomy) and Vertebrate

Iris (anatomy) vs. Vertebrate

In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: irides or irises) is a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata (chordates with backbones).

Similarities between Iris (anatomy) and Vertebrate

Iris (anatomy) and Vertebrate have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Eye, Neural crest.

Eye

Eyes are organs of the visual system.

Eye and Iris (anatomy) · Eye and Vertebrate · See more »

Neural crest

Neural crest cells are a temporary group of cells unique to chordates of the group Cristozoa that arise from the embryonic ectoderm cell layer, and in turn give rise to a diverse cell lineage—including melanocytes, craniofacial cartilage and bone, smooth muscle, peripheral and enteric neurons and glia.

Iris (anatomy) and Neural crest · Neural crest and Vertebrate · See more »

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Iris (anatomy) and Vertebrate Comparison

Iris (anatomy) has 71 relations, while Vertebrate has 188. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 0.77% = 2 / (71 + 188).

References

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