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cleavage stage |
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The first few specialized divisions of an activated animal egg; Stage consisting of division of cells in the early embryo. The zygotes of many species undergo rapid cell cycles with no significant growth, producing a cluster of cells the same size as the original zygote. The different cells derived from cleavage are called blastomeres and form a compact mass called the morula. Cleavage ends with the formation of the blastula. |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HOIP/HOIP_0050001 |
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definition |
The first few specialized divisions of an activated animal egg; Stage consisting of division of cells in the early embryo. The zygotes of many species undergo rapid cell cycles with no significant growth, producing a cluster of cells the same size as the original zygote. The different cells derived from cleavage are called blastomeres and form a compact mass called the morula. Cleavage ends with the formation of the blastula. |
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label |
cleavage stage |
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notation |
HOIP_0050001 |
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prefixIRI |
HOIP:HOIP_0050001 |
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prefLabel |
cleavage stage |
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