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macromere

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macromere /mac·ro·mere/ (mak´ro-mēr) one of the large blastomeres formed by unequal cleavage of a zygote as a result of asymmetric positioning of the mitotic spindle.
mac·ro·mere (mkr-mî)
n.
A large blastomere.

macromere [mak´ro-mēr]
one of the large blastomeres formed at the vegetal pole in unequal cleavage of the fertilized ovum; see also micromere.

macromere
one of the larger cells (blastomeres) formed in unequal cleavage of the fertilized ovum (at the vegetal pole).


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