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epiboly

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epiboly [ə′pib·ə·lē]
(embryology)
The growing or extending of one part, such as the upper hemisphere of a blastula, over and around another part, such as the lower hemisphere, in embryogenesis.


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Several mutations even disrupted epiboly, the very first cellular move- ments of the embryo.
Immediately preceding injection, dead embryos or embryos that had completed epiboly were replaced, and the well water covering the embryos was replaced with a sterile saline solution.
 
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