Describe the characteristics of placental mammals

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Describe the characteristics of placental mammals.

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Describe the characteristics of placental mammals.

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Placental mammals are a group of mammals that rely on the development of a placenta to provide nutrition and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the mother and the fetus in the uterus. Key characteristics of placental mammals include:

•Their young are relatively well-developed, born alive and able to survive outsid

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