discoidal cleavage

noun

Definition of DISCOIDAL CLEAVAGE

: meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)

circa 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun

: meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)

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