holoblastic
[ hol-uh-blas-tik, hoh-luh- ]
/ ˌhɒl əˈblæs tɪk, ˌhoʊ lə- /
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adjective Embryology.
(of certain eggs) undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal blastomeres.
Nearby words
- holmes-adie syndrome,
- holmic,
- holmium,
- holo-,
- holobenthic,
- holocaine,
- holocarpic,
- holocaust,
- holocene,
- holocord
Compare meroblastic.
Origin of holoblastic
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Holoblastic, hol-o-blas′tik, adj. undergoing segmentation throughout the entire mass, as the ova of mammals.
holoblastic
/ (ˌhɒləˈblæstɪk) /
adjective
embryol of or showing cleavage of the entire zygote into blastomeres, as in eggs with little yolkCompare meroblastic
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holoblastic
[ hŏl′ə-blăs′tĭk, hō′lə- ]
adj.
Exhibiting cleavage in which the entire egg separates into individual blastomeres.
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