merogenesis

merogenesis

 [mer″o-jen´ĕ-sis]

cleavage of a zygote.

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mer·o·gen·e·sis

(mer'ō-jen'ĕ-sis),

1. Reproduction by segmentation.

2. Cleavage of a zygote.

[mero- + G. genesis, origin]

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merogenesis

(1) Cleavage (of an embryo). 
(2) Reproduction by cleavage.

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mer·o·gen·e·sis

(mer'ō-jen'ĕ-sis)

1. Reproduction by segmentation.

2. Cleavage of an oocyte.

[mero- + G. genesis, origin]

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