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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 (mr-blstk)
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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After 72 hours of meroblastic cleavage, a blastodermal cap formed on top of the yolk.
 
 
 
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