blastoderm
[blas-tuh-durm]
- the primitive layer of cells that results from the segmentation of the ovum.
- the layer of cells forming the wall of the blastula, and in most vertebrates enclosing a cavity or a yolk mass.
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Origin of blastoderm
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Blastoderm: the germinal membrane from which the organs of the embryo are formed.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
He it was who introduced the terms "Keimhaut" (blastoderm) and "Keimblatt" (germ-layer).
Form and FunctionE. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
About two-thirds of the yolk have been enveloped by the blastoderm.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
The points of similarity are— The swollen edge of the blastoderm.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
The growth of the blastoderm has continued to be very rapid.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
blastoderm
- the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- a flat disc of cells formed after cleavage in a heavily yolked egg, such as a bird's egg
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Also called: blastodisc
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blastoderm
(blăs′tə-dûrm′)- The layer of cells formed by the cleavage of a fertilized mammalian egg, which later divides into the three germ layers from which the embryo develops.germinal membrane germ membrane
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