Blastomere

Blastomere
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Latin	blastomerus
Code	TE E7.0.1.2.0.0.2
TE	E7.0.1.2.0.0.2
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

In biology, a blastomere is a type of cell produced by cleavage (cell division) of the zygote after fertilization and is an essential part of blastula formation.^[1]

References

↑ Blastomere Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

"Blastomere." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
Moore, Keith L. and T.V.N. Persaud. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 7th Ed. (2003). ISBN 0-7216-9412-8

Human embryogenesis in the first three weeks

Week 1

Week 2
(Bilaminar)

Week 3
(Trilaminar)

Germ layers	Archenteron/Primitive streak Primitive pit Primitive knot/Blastopore Primitive groove Gastrula Gastrulation Regional specification Embryonic disc

Ectoderm	Surface ectoderm Neuroectoderm Somatopleuric mesenchyme Neurulation Neural crest

Endoderm	Splanchnopleuric mesenchyme

Mesoderm	Axial mesoderm Paraxial Somite Somitomere Intermediate Lateral plate Intraembryonic coelom Splanchnopleuric mesenchyme Somatopleuric mesenchyme

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Blastomere

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