BLASTULA


Meaning of BLASTULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblas-chə-lə ]

noun

( plural -las or blas·tu·lae -ˌlē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek blastos bud — more at -blast

Date: 1879

: an early metazoan embryo typically having the form of a hollow fluid-filled rounded cavity bounded by a single layer of cells — compare gastrula , morula

• blas·tu·la·tion ˌblas-chə-ˈlā-shən noun

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section of blastula: c blastocoel, ma macromere, mi micromere, a animal pole, v vegetal pole

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