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Blastula vs Gastrulation - What's the difference?

blastula | gastrulation |

As nouns the difference between blastula and gastrulation

is that blastula is (embryology) an early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere while gastrulation is (embryology|biology) the stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.

blastula

English

Noun

(wikipedia blastula) (en-noun)
  • (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

    • Related terms

    * amphiblastula * blastulation * coeloblastula * discoblastula * stereoblastula

    External links

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    gastrulation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (embryology, biology) The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells

    • Coordinate terms

    *morulation *blastulation *organogenesis

    See also

    *(wikipedia "gastrulation")