blastula
noun[C]
biologyspecializeduk/ˈblæs.tʃə.lə/us/ˈblæs.tʃə.lə/pluralblastulasorblastulaeuk/ˈblæs.tʃə.liː/the earlystageofdevelopmentof ananimal, consisting of alayerofcellsaround ahollowspace:
Inanimals,cleavageresultsin theformationof a blastula.
Blastulae werepreparedbyincubationof thefertilizedeggsatroomtemperaturefor 6-10hours.
- The blastula gives novisibleindicationof thecomplexanimalinto which it willdevelop.
- Ovineeggsand blastulaslookvery likebovineonesinmorphologyandpigmentation.
- Thissimplestructure, the blastula, must now bemouldedbycellularactivitiesinto all theshapesthatemergeduringdevelopment.
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertility
- fertilize
- fetal
- infertile
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- repopulate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawning ground
- sterility
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