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MeSH Heading: Animals
Tree Number(s): B01.050
Unique ID: D000818
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000818
Annotation: NIM as check tag; Manual 18.7+; relation to /‌vet: Manual 19.8.81
Scope Note: Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Entry Term(s): Animal; Animalia; Metazoa
Related Numbers: txid33208
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004 (1974); was check tag only (not a descriptor) 1974-2003
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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