Embryo

Of animal.   May also be referred to as conceptus and fertilized egg.

An animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life.

This concept's ID is @1~7320

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  • blastula 3 facts

    Early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose...

  • umbilical cord 1 facts

    Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta.

  • gastrula 1 facts

    Double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer...

  • morula 0 facts

    A solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastul...