A tadpole at the beginning of metamorphosis (left) and a froglet after metamorphosis (right). (IMAGE)

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A tadpole at the beginning of metamorphosis (left) and a froglet after metamorphosis (right).

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A tadpole (stage 59, Xenopus tropicalis) at the beginning of metamorphosis (left) and a froglet (stage 66, X. tropicalis) after metamorphosis (right). The skeleton undergoes dramatic remodeling during metamorphosis, and the urostyle is formed during this time.

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Image Courtesy of Gayani Senevirathne

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