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Gastrula vs Gastrulation - What's the difference?

gastrula | gastrulation |

As nouns the difference between gastrula and gastrulation

is that gastrula is a stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a two-layered sac of ectoderm and endoderm while gastrulation is the stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.

gastrula

English

Noun

(wikipedia gastrula) (en-noun)
  • (embryology) A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a two-layered sac of ectoderm and endoderm.
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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")