gastrulation
IPA: gæstrʌɫˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (embryology, biology) The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.
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Examples of "gastrulation" in Sentences
- It is essential for later gastrulation.
- Nodal null mice die shortly after gastrulation.
- It arises early in the third week, after gastrulation.
- A type lamins are only expressed following gastrulation.
- The germ layers form during gastrulation of the blastula.
- Blastulation and gastrulation establish the main body axis.
- During gastrulation, it leads to the formation of the archenteron.
- The appearance of the archenteron marks the onset of gastrulation.
- Due to abnormal gastrulation, the mesoderm migration is disturbed.
- It produces an animal's mesenchyme cells at the onset of gastrulation.
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