blastopore
[blas-tuh-pawr, -pohr]
- the opening of an archenteron.
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This we consider to be the posterior end of the blastopore of the embryo.
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From one end of the blastopore there is continued an opaque band.
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The blastopore is elongated and slightly narrowed in the middle.
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The opening of this sac is regarded by the authors as the blastopore.
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The position of the blastopore is the same as in other types, viz.
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blastopore
(blăs′tə-pôr′)- The opening into the archenteron formed by the invagination of the blastula to form a gastrula.
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