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blastocyte

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blastocyte /blas·to·cyte/ (-sīt) an undifferentiated embryonic cell.
blas·to·cyte (blst-st)
n.
An undifferentiated blastomere of the morula or the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastocyte
[blas′təsīt]
Etymology: Gk, blastos + kytos, cell
an undifferentiated embryonic cell that precedes germ layer formation. blastocytic, adj.
blastocyte [blas´to-sīt]
an undifferentiated embryonic cell.
blastocyte
an undifferentiated embryonic cell.
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When the blastocyte reaches the uterus it attaches itself to the uterine wall (some time between day 7 and day 9 following conception) and the placenta begins to form.
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Already legislation, in the United Kingdom and Europe has been proposed to prohibit the use of dells beyond the blastocyte stage and before the development of the notochord.
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