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Noun gastrula has 1 sense
  1. gastrula - double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm
    --1 is a kind of     embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg
    --1 has part: archenteron

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Gastrula

Description

A gastrula refers to a stage in the embryonic development of many animals, characterized by the formation of three primary germ layers, namely ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm. The gastrula stage is crucial in the formation of tissues and organs in the developing embryo.

Sample Sentences

  • The gastrula differentiates into specialized cell types during the process of embryogenesis.
  • During gastrulation, the gastrula undergoes a process of invagination.
  • Researchers are studying the mechanisms involved in gastrula formation.

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