meroblastically
/ˌmɛroʊˈblæstɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that involves only part of the egg cell dividing during early development, as in the eggs of birds, reptiles, and insects.
- The bird embryo develops meroblastically, with cell division limited to a small disc on the yolk.
- In reptiles, the egg undergoes cleavage meroblastically because of the large amount of yolk.
- Scientists observed the insect egg dividing meroblastically, with the yolk remaining undivided.