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meroblastic /mero·blas·tic/ (mer″o-blas´tik) partially dividing; undergoing cleavage in which only part of the zygote participates.

mer·o·blas·tic (m

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adj.

Undergoing partial cleavage. Used of a fertilized egg.

meroblastic

[mer′əblas′tik]

Etymology: Gk, meros + blastos, germ

pertaining to or characterizing an ovum that contains a large amount of yolk and in which cleavage is restricted to the yolk-free part of the cytoplasm. Compare holoblastic.

meroblastic [mer″o-blas´tik]

partially dividing; undergoing cleavage in which only part of the egg participates.

meroblastic

partially dividing; undergoing cleavage in which only part of the egg participates.

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