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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"Gastrulation is the origin of our own individualization, the emergence of our axis," says Rockefeller's Ali Brivanlou.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024
Gastrulation is a feat of self-organization, requiring the ballet-like coordinated movements of hundreds to tens of thousands of cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023
Gastrulation is one of the most important phases in early embryonic development.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023
Gastrulation is the process in which the cells in the blastula rearrange themselves and form three layers of cells.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
"The Gastrulation of the Vertebrates," Q.J.M.S., xlix., pp. 403-19,
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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