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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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
"A better understanding of gastrulation -- and the ability to study it with a reliable model system -- impacts everything from survival of the fetus to autism to neurodegeneration."
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024
That is, until Brivanlou developed a platform to allow blastoids to attach in vitro, and thereby progress toward gastrulation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024
Now Brivanlou and colleagues have demonstrated how a stem cell model system known as a blastoid can allow the study of the nuances of human gastrulation in the presence of pre-implantation extra-embryonic cell types.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024
It, as well as the process of gastrulation, agrees in its main features with the same phenomenon in Amia, Dipnoans and Urodele amphibians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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