holoblastic

holoblastic [hol-uh-blas-tik, hoh-luh-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Embryology.

1. (of certain eggs) undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal blastomeres.

Compare meroblastic. Origin of holoblastic 1870–75; holoblast (holo- + -blast) + -ic Related formsho·lo·blas·ti·cal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for holoblastic Historical Examples of holoblastic

Holoblastic, hol-o-blas′tik, adj. undergoing segmentation throughout the entire mass, as the ova of mammals.

Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

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British Dictionary definitions for holoblastic holoblastic adjective

1. embryol of or showing cleavage of the entire zygote into blastomeres, as in eggs with little yolkCompare meroblastic

Derived Formsholoblastically, adverb holoblastic in Medicine holoblastic [hŏl′ə-blăs′tĭk, hō′lə-] adj.

1. Exhibiting cleavage in which the entire egg separates into individual blastomeres.