Definition of Meroblastic. Meaning of Meroblastic. Synonyms of Meroblastic

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Definition of Meroblastic

Meroblastic
Meroblastic Mer`o*blas"tic, a. (Biol.) Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic segmentation; -- opposed to holoblastic.

Meaning of Meroblastic from wikipedia

- egg, the cleavage can be holoblastic (total or complete cleavage) or meroblastic (partial or incomplete cleavage). The pole of the egg with the highest...
- amount of yolk in the egg, the cleavage can be holoblastic (total) or meroblastic (partial). Holoblastic cleavage occurs in animals with little yolk in...
- become the embryo, whereas in meroblastic cleavage, some cells will become the embryo and others will be the yolk sac. Meroblastic cleavage is the incomplete...
- are centrolecithal. During cytokinesis, centrolecithal zygotes undergo meroblastic cleavage, where the cleavage plane extends only to the ac****ulated yolk...
- monotremes like the platypus, along with reptiles and birds, undergo meroblastic cleavage, in which the ovum does not split completely. The cells at the...
- cluster of cells in the animal pole of the egg, then undergoes discoidal meroblastic cleavage. The blastoderm develops into the epiblast and hypoblast and...
- mer(o)- part Gr**** μέρος (méros), part, component, region merocrine, meroblastic mes- middle Gr**** μέσος (mésos), middle, between, half mesoderm, mesothelium...
- embryo-forming part on the yolk of the egg of an animal that undergoes discoidal meroblastic cleavage. Discoidal cleavage occurs in those animals with a large proportion...
- separate from the developing embryo. This type of egg undergoes discoidal meroblastic cleavage, where yolk is not incorporated into the cells during cell division...
- animal embryology (after and ). I. Holoblastic (complete) cleavage II. Meroblastic (incomplete) cleavage A. Isolecithal (sp****, evenly distributed yolk)...