Blastocyst

Blastocyst

Mammalian embryo at the stage at which it is implanted into the wall of the uterus.

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The mammalian conceptus in the post-morula stage. It has a fluid filled cavity known as blastoceole and is not limited to one germ layer.

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The developmental stage of the fertilized ovum by the time it is ready to implant; formed from the morula and consists of an inner cell mass, an internal cavity, and an outer ...

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A mammalian embryo (fertilized ovum) in the early stages of development, approximately up to the time of implantation. It consists of a hollow ball of cells.

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The developing pre-embryo shortly before implantation when it is a hollow ball of cells.

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Process through which a polypeptide chain of amino acid molecules is generated as directed by the sequence of a particular messenger RNA sequence.

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