meroblastic
(adjective)
undergoing only partial cleavage
Examples of meroblastic in the following topics:
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Cleavage, the Blastula Stage, and Gastrulation
- Cleavage can take place in two ways: holoblastic (total) cleavage or meroblastic (partial) cleavage.
- Other species, such as birds, with a lot of yolk in the egg to nourish the embryo during development, undergo meroblastic cleavage.