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Ectomere

Ec′to-mere

,
Noun.
[
Ecto-
+
-mere
.]
(Biol.)
The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.

Definition 2024


ectomere

ectomere

English

Noun

ectomere (plural ectomeres)

  1. Any of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm forms

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