blastomere

American  

[blas-tuh-meer] / ˈblæs təˌmɪər /

noun

Embryology.

1. any cell produced during cleavage.

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blastomere British  

/ ˈblæstəʊˌmɪə, ˌblæstəʊˈmɛrɪk /

noun

1. embryol any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg

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blastomere Scientific  

/ blăs′tə-mîr′ /

1. Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum. In the initial stage of development, the blastomeres adhere to each other in a mass called a morula.

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Other Word Forms

• blastomeric adjective

Etymology

Origin of blastomere

First recorded in 1875–80; blasto- + -mere

Example Sentences

Each cell within the blastula is called a blastomere.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In another embryo, although four out of five blastomeres had been edited, one blastomere retained both copies of the wild-type allele.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017

In striking contrast, HDR in iPSCs was directed by the external ssODN-1 template. b, Verification of blastomere on-target genotypes by deep sequencing.

From Nature • Aug. 1, 2017

In striking contrast, HDR in iPSCs was directed by the external ssODN-1 template. b, Verification of blastomere on-target genotypes by deep sequencing.

From Nature • Aug. 1, 2017

But those who assume heterogeneous determinants do not thereby exclude what truth there may be in this view that what an early blastomere does is a function of its inter-relations.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)