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meroblastic

[¦mer·ə¦blas·tik]
(embryology)
Of or pertaining to an ovum that undergoes incomplete cleavage due to large amounts of yolk.
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Segmentation was meroblastic. Second cleavage preceded after 1-2 h, and then multicellular blastodic was formed.
Effect of Different Dietary Protein Levels on Egg Development and its Response to Inducing Agents during Induced Spawning of Channa marulius
Species with large eggs and substantial yolk typically have superficial cleavage that may be complete, equal, unequal, or meroblastic (Gemmill, 1920; Nyholm, 1949; Uchida and Yamada, 1968; Mergner, 1971; Chia and Spaulding, 1972; Campbell, 1974; Spaulding, 1974; Fautin et al., 1989).
Embryonic and larval development of the host sea anemones Entacmaea quadricolor and Heteractis crispa
After 72 hours of meroblastic cleavage, a blastodermal cap formed on top of the yolk.
Description of embryonic development of Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)
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