meroblastic
/ˌmɛrəˈblæstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or denoting an egg that undergoes partial cleavage, where only part of the yolk divides during early development.
- In a meroblastic egg, the cell division is restricted to the small disc of cytoplasm on top of the yolk.
- The biologist explained that meroblastic cleavage is common in animals with yolky eggs.
- Birds and reptiles have meroblastic eggs because of the large amount of yolk.
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