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ectoderm

[ek-tuh-durm] / ˈɛk təˌdɜrm /


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Amniotic ectoderm is a single cell layer that forms the membrane surrounding the developing embryo.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Also, single cell RNA sequencing analysis suggested the differentiation pathway for amniotic ectoderm, where surface ectoderm genes are expressed before the activation of the amniotic ectoderm gene programme.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

In an unexpected twist, no part of the sea star ectoderm expresses a "trunk" genetic patterning program, suggesting that sea stars are mostly headlike.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

The mesoderm is the third germ layer; it forms between the endoderm and ectoderm in triploblasts.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The ovaries consist of rounded masses of cells lying at the base of the ectoderm.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson