do alligator tails grow back when they are cut?
350452
no alligators do not show regeneration.\nanimals like starfish do,when they are cut they regenerate that part of the body and it grows back.\nhowever alligators do not have this property
209657
The debate still continues as to whether we do or do not, or, did or did not. \n\nEvolutionists believe we did and still do in the shape of a 'vestigial organ'; i.e. the coccyx (tail bone). A 'vestigial organ' is an organs that is supposed to represent useless remnants of what were once functional and useful organs in our primitive ancestors. Those who disagree claim that this tail bone is nothing of the sort and is a necessary part of present human anatomy and was never a tail in the true sense and definition.\n\nExamples:\n\nThis from Wikipaedia:\n\nHuman embryos have a tail that measures about one-sixth of the size of the embryo itself. As the embryo develops into a fetus, the tail is absorbed by the growing body. Infrequently, a child is born with a "soft tail", which contains no vertebrae, but only blood vessels, muscles, and nerves. Modern procedures allow doctors to eliminate the tail at delivery. The longest human tail on record belonged to a twelve-year-old boy living in what was then French Indochina, which measured nine inches (229 mm).\n\nThis from the MAFC:\n\nAll true tails have bones in them that are a posterior extension of the vertebral column. Also, all true tails have muscles associated with their vertebrae which permit some movement of the tail. Ledley conceded that there has never been a single documented case of an animal tail lacking these distinctive features, nor has there been a single case of a human caudal appendage having any of these features. In fact, the caudal appendage Ledley described is merely a fatty outgrowth of skin that wasn't located in the right place on the back to be a tail!\n\nAh - the richness of human debate.
556573
Well, it should be clipped when it's grown long. Don't try to clip it to short, but it tends to heal reletively quickly.
816175
No.  Dead stuff doesn't grow.  Instead, what is perceived as "growth" is acually the surrounding tissues receding, or shrinking, as a result of moisture loss from the once living surrounding tissue.  Hair and nails are mostly protein (keratin) and contain very little moisture (in comparison to skin cells) and thus don't shrink.
914004
Well for the most tender cut it is called the catfish loins.They  are located along the backbone just under the backstraps.On a adult sized deer it is around 10 to 12 inches long and 2 to 3 inches in diameter.the main choise for most people is the backstrap tenderloins.They run down the back on both sides of the deer.On the adult deer they are 20 to 25 inches long and 5 to 7 inches in diameter.Both are the best cuts but the catfish loins are buy far the best just isn't very much of them.Hope this has helped you.
1034159
Yes they do. At least I think my dog does. Cause when we shave his fur for summer he does not want to seem other people. He does not want to go out and he always wants to sit on his butt. The vet said he could be shy. But maybe he just wants to protect his back I do not really know. But I believe they can get embrassed.
769437
NO! It only looks like hair and fingernails continue to grow after death. What causes this is that the skin drys up and shrinks, so it looks like the hair is growing. All cells are dead
807585
when u shave a hair you end up blunting off the tip down near the root.  The natural shape of a hair is tapered.  By cutting it close to the root you then eliminate this tapering and end up with a thicker, blunter tip as the hair then grows back out.  So yes, it may appear thicker now but over time will taper back to a lesser thickness as the hair is worn back to a more natural tapering.
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That would be the Frankensteintists, yes?\n\nHerpatologists probably have a "leg up" on this topic, hee hee hee, since many lizards have regenerative powers as do many worms, crustaceans,  and many other life non-mammalian forms
680219
Aligators clamp down on the victim and then drag them underwater. Death can come from blood-loss or the basic trauma of being ripped apart by those teeth and jaw, but the idea is to drown them.  You'll see croc's and gators on the animal shows biting (clamping down) and then rolling into/under the water with them still in the jaw.  After death, then the victims are eaten.  A gator's jaw is so powerful that the clamping down can easily break bones and then facilitate easier swallowing of the carcass.
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The tail of lizards is an important element for locomotion and balance. These animals move by mean of undulations of their entire body axis (vertebral column), and the motions of the tail counteract those of the trunk.\nIn addition, most lizards are capable of autotomy, that is, they can shed their tail at need, usually when threatened by a predator or in other highly stressful conditions, and then grow a new tail. \nThis is achieved by means of special intravertebral fracture planes, that is, each of the autotomic vertebrae has a weak transversal plane through which it can break into two pieces. In addition, the tail muscles of the autotomic region are arranged in small "brick-like" packages that can become separated without much tissue damage; the blood vessels in the area also have the ability of closing and clotting rapidly so as to avoid excess blood loss.\nUnder stressful conditions, the animal will experience reflex contraction of those specialized muscles and a fragment of the tail will become separated from the rest of the body. This fragment continues to thrash and move for some minutes after autotomy, thus attracting the would-be predator while the lizard escapes to safety.\nAfterwards, a new tail will grow (this can take several months, according to the metabolic rate and general conditions of the individual); but this new tail does not have real vertebrae, only a rod-like support tissue. It usually has a blunt tip and different color/texture from the original tail. \nThere are _no_ autotomic vertebrae inside this new stump; therefore, the next autotomy will have to occur in vertebrae that are closer to the trunk. The number of these special vertebrae is limited, so the amount of autotomies is also limited. \nAutotomy is obviously advantageous as a means of escape. However, tail loss also implies a disadvantage, basically because: 1) as other users have answered, many lizards store fat supplies in the tail (although normally the basal part of the tail is not autotomic); 2)"growing back" a new tail requires more energetic resources that might have been used for other purposes; 3)until the new tail grows, locomotion may be somewhat impaired.\nAnd I'm leaving out other (e.g. social communication) uses of the tail.\nInterestingly, the tail won't grow back if the severance does not occur at the special fracture planes.
799158
trim his back/ear hairs
1050819
Yes.  The males use them during mating season to get a grip on the much larger females while mating. The evidence is in the scars on the female's back.
816284
your entire body is covered wth hair, whether peach fuzz or pubes.  All hair goes thru growth cycles an dwill fall out naturally then be replaced, grow, fall out, etc..  unless you are going through a bodily change (hormone imbalance, puberty......) the hair should come back same as it was.
719857
the transplanted hair will behave in the same way as your normal hair, it fall off and regrow again.\nYes there will be small scars on the donor area, but they will be hidden and covered with your hair.
736447
As long as you didnt damage the cuticle, it should grow back fine, although it will probably take several months for a full nail.  In the meantime, keep it clean to prevent it from becoming infected.  Wouldnt hurt to keep some triple antibiotic ointment or neosporin on it either.
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I'm not really sure what they are looking for.  There are many different results that can occur.  It also depends on how much of the plant is cut and removed, when in the plants life cycle you make the cut, which part of the plant you cut off, etc.  I would guess that they are looking for a difference in vertical shoot growth.  If the apical (the top of the main stem) meristem is removed this will cause lots of lateral growth and branching.  This happes because the auxin hormone is no longer able to go to the apical meristem so it it activates lateral bud growth.  Another thing that might happen depending on plant type is that you might get sucker growth.  This happens when too much of the photosynthetic material is removed.  The roots then start to send up suckers which are new stems growing off of the existing root system.  This is most common in trees and will only happen in woody plants.