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blastula

[blas-chuh-luh] / ˈblæs tʃə lə /


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After fertilization, the zygote undergoes cleavage to form the blastula.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The cells in the blastula rearrange themselves spatially to form three layers of cells.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

During gastrulation, the blastula folds upon itself to form the three layers of cells.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 34.22 The rearrangement of the cells in the mammalian blastula to two layers—the inner cell mass and the trophoblast—results in the formation of the blastocyst.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

What is called the "blastula" of the mammal and the real blastula of the amphioxus and many of the invertebrates are totally different embryonic structures.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

For Ptychodera, extensive EST data from egg, blastulae, gastrulae, larvae, juveniles, adult proboscis, stomochord, and gills defining 34,159 cDNA clones53, and 879,000 Roche/454 RNAseq reads from a mixed library of developmental stages54 were used.

From Nature Nov. 17, 2015

I picture the embryos themselves: round blastulas, with evenly divided cells.

From Slate May 23, 2012

Near the end of my visit, our conversation turned from the theoretical consideration of morulas and blastulas to the specific realities of my own condition and treatment.

From Slate May 23, 2012




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