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ECB-ANAT-504

Anatomy Term: blastula
ECAO ID: 0109030
Synonyms: morula
Definition: "A multicellular organism at an early stage of development corresponding to a hollow, spherical, multicellular, monolayered embryo with a hollow cavity (the blastocoel) in the center. It includes all forms of the blastula period during the embryogenesis life cycle phase."
Stage Range: stage 8 to stage 11
Marker Genes:
Antibody:
Develops From:
Anatomy Item Stage Range
cleavage embryo undefined to stage 7
Develops Into:
Anatomy Item Stage Range
gastrula stage 12 to stage 15
Parent(s): cleavage embryo

 

Parent(s): embryo (is_a) multicellular organism (part_of)

 


References: NCBO BioPortal , Ontology Lookup Service