the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
2.
a flat disc of cells formed after cleavage in a heavily yolked egg, such as a bird's egg
Also called: blastodisc
Derived forms
blastodermic (ˌblastoˈdermic)
adjective
Examples of 'blastodisc' in a sentence
blastodisc
Myo1 appears to be crucial for maintaining the blastodisc morphology and the actin cortex thickness.
Prabuddha Gupta, René Martin, Hans-Joachim Knölker, Deepak Nihalani, Deepak KumarSinha 2017, 'Myosin-1 inhibition by PClP affects membrane shape, cortical actin distribution andlipid droplet dynamics in early Zebrafish embryos', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0180301. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Surprisingly, in cei mutant embryos a short yet otherwise normal furrow forms in the center of the blastodisc.
Taijiro Yabe, Xiaoyan Ge, Robin Lindeman, Sreelaja Nair, Greg Runke, Mary C Mullins,Francisco Pelegri 2009, 'The maternal-effect gene cellular island encodes aurora B kinase and is essentialfor furrow formation in the early zebrafish embryo.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2686166?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)