gastrulation
Americannoun
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the formation of a gastrula.
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any process, as invagination, by which a blastula or other form of embryo is converted into a gastrula.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gastrulation
First recorded in 1875–80; gastrulate + -ion
Example Sentences
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De Santis envisions a future in which blastoid-based research leads to advancements in diagnosing and treating developmental disorders, or offers insights into potential causes of early miscarriages during gastrulation.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
But studying human gastrulation has proven both technologically difficult and ethically complicated, and thus current approaches have had limited success in expanding our understanding of early human development.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
Along the way, the team also demonstrated that gastrulation in vitro can begin at day 12, earlier than once thought.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
With this unprecedented clarity, the team directly observed two key moments in gastrulation: the first epiblast symmetry-breaking event and the emergence of the molecular markers of the primitive streak and mesoderm upon in vitro attachment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
It must, therefore, be our next task to make a comparative study of the various forms of vertebrate gastrulation, and trace them backwards to that of the lancelet.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
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