embryonic cell

Thân thiện

A single embryonic cell divides under a microscope.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cell of an embryo: A cell that is part of an embryo, which is an early stage of development in a multicellular organism. These cells are often undifferentiated and have the potential to develop into various specialized cell types.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The research focuses on the properties of the embryonic cell.
  • During the first few divisions, each embryonic cell is totipotent.

Advanced Usage

• In developmental biology: The term is used to describe cells in the earliest stages of an organism's development, prior to the formation of distinct tissues and organs.
  • The fate of an embryonic cell is determined by its position and chemical signals.

Variants and Related Words

• Blastomere (n): A type of embryonic cell formed by the cleavage (division) of a fertilized egg.
  • The embryo at this stage consists of several blastomeres.
• Stem Cell (n): A broader category of undifferentiated cells, which includes embryonic stem cells derived from embryos.
  • Embryonic stem cells are studied for their regenerative potential.

Synonyms

• Blastomere: Specifically refers to an embryonic cell resulting from early cleavage divisions.
• Germ Cell: Primordial cells that give rise to gametes (sperm and egg); a specialized type of cell present in embryos and adults.

Related Phrases

• Embryonic stem cell: A cell derived from the inner cell mass of an early-stage embryo, known for its pluripotency.
  • The laboratory cultures embryonic stem cells for research.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cell of an embryo

Từ đồng nghĩa

• formative cell