deu·to·plasm
(dū'tō-plazm), The yolk of a meroblastic egg; the nonliving material in the cytoplasm, especially that stored in the ovum as food for the developing embryo, the most common types being lipoid droplets and yolk granules.
[deuto- + G. plasma, thing formed]
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deutoplasm
(do͞o′tə-plăz′əm, dyo͞o′-)n. The nutritive substances or yolk in the cytoplasm of an ovum or other cell.
deu′to·plas′mic adj.
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deu·to·plasm
(dū'tō-plazm) The yolk of a meroblastic egg; the nonliving material in the cytoplasm, especially that stored in the oocyte as food for the developing embryo, the commonest types being lipoid droplets and yolk granules.
Synonym(s):
deuteroplasm.
[deuto- + G. plasma, thing formed]
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deutoplasm
the yolk or food material of an egg.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005