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Morulation vs Gastrulation - What's the difference?

morulation | gastrulation | coordinate terms |

Gastrulation is a coordinate term of morulation.



As nouns the difference between morulation and gastrulation

is that morulation is the cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed while gastrulation is the stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.

morulation

English

Noun

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  • (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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")