Definition of Centrolecithal. Meaning of Centrolecithal. Synonyms of Centrolecithal

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Definition of Centrolecithal

Centrolecithal
Centrolecithal Cen`tro*lec"i*thal, a. [Gr. ? center + ? yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. --Balfour.

Meaning of Centrolecithal from wikipedia

- Centrolecithal (Gr**** kentron = center of a circle, lekithos = yolk) describes the placement of the yolk in the centre of the cytoplasm of ova. Many arthropod...
- individual cells. Superficial cleavage occurs in arthropods that have centrolecithal egg cells (egg cells with the yolk located in the center of the cell)...
- where yolk is not incorporated in the cells during cell division. Centrolecithal Isolecithal Early Development in Fish Early Development in Birds v t...
- implantation onto the uterine wall to receive nutrients. Cell cycle Centrolecithal Telolecithal Brusca, G.; Brusca, R.; Gilbert, Scott (1997-01-01). "Characteristics...
- chondrichthyans and most teleosts], sauropsids [reptiles and birds], monotremes) B. Centrolecithal (yolk in center of egg) Superficial cleavage (most insects)...
- Bilateral cleavage), discoidal (see: Discoidal cleavage), or centrolecithal (see: Centrolecithal). Animals that belong to the basal phyla have holoblastic...
- or "egg layers". Lepidopteran eggs, like those of other insects, are centrolecithal in that the eggs have a central yolk surrounded by cytoplasm. The yolk...
- The plesiomorphic state of hymenopteran development consists of a centrolecithal, anhydropic (non-swelling) egg which exhibits superficial cleavage and...