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Definition of Holoblastic
1. a. Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; -- opposed to meroblastic.
Definition of Holoblastic
1. Adjective. (biology of an egg) Cleaving, and separating into separate blastomeres. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holoblastic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Holoblastic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Holoblastic
Literary usage of Holoblastic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"holoblastic ova, the author believes, can not be excluded from the action of
external forces, but the presumption is allowable, for several reasons, ..."
2. Chimæroid Fishes and Their Development by Bashford Dean (1906)
"48^) one obtains a fairly convincing picture of its holoblastic character.
(4) The foregoing evidence is none the less strong if, conversely, ..."
3. Text-book of Comparative Anatomy by Arnold Lang, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1891)
"... opposite to this we call the vegetative pole. The first plane of division is,
therefore, with relation to the too poles, meridional. The holoblastic ..."
4. Investigations representing the departments by University of Chicago, E.F. Young, John Dewey (1903)
"It is likewise of interest to note that in the egg of Acipenser, which approaches
most nearly the holoblastic type, we find the greatest percentage of ..."
5. Investigations Representing the Departments; Zoölogy, Anatomy, Physiology by University of Chicago (1903)
"It is likewise of interest to note that in the egg of Acipenser, which approaches
most nearly the holoblastic type, we find the greatest percentage of ..."
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