Gastrulation

Gastrulation

("gut formation") Movement of embryonic cells generates three cell layers - the ecto -, meso -, and endoderm - each layer in turn giving rise to specific body organs and tissue.

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gastrulation

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The cell movements (invagination and spreading) that transform the embryonic blastula into the gastrula.

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The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.

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During early embryogenesis, the invagination and reshaping of the cells of the blastoderm that results in differentiation into ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm.

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Macroscopic, flattened marine animals, composed of ventral and dorsal epithelial layers enclosing loose mesenchyme-like cells.

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