Radial cleavage

Radial cleavage

(mostly resulting in deuterostomes , mouth comes second ); cleavage planes are alternately vertical and horizontal so that the cells are stacked in rows one upon another

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radial cleavage

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A type of cleavage characteristic of deuterostomes. When changing from a four-cell stage to an eight-cell stage embryo, the cells divide such that each cell in the top four cell ...

radial cleavage

Zoology; Zoological terms

(mostly resulting in deuterostomes , mouth comes second ); cleavage planes are alternately vertical and horizontal so that the cells are stacked in rows one upon another

cleavage

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In a crystalline substance, the quality of splitting along definite planes. Also, a fragment resulting from such a cleft.

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The breaking of stones along lines of weakness related to the stones internal atomic structure.

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Zoology; Zoological terms

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Zoology; Zoological terms

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