Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for blastula.
Definitions

blastula

[blas-chuh-luh] / ˈblæs tʃə lə /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Background: A prepared microscope slide of blastula cross-sections will show cells arrested in various stages of the cell cycle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Here the cells in the blastula arrange themselves in two layers: the inner cell mass, and an outer layer called the trophoblast.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Next, the blastula undergoes further cell division and cellular rearrangement during a process called gastrulation.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

After further cell division and rearrangement of existing cells, a 6–32-celled hollow structure called a blastula is formed.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Consider its mode of division, and the formation of the blastula, gastrula, and germinal layers.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar