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Morula  

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Scope note

  • An early embryo that is a compact mass of about 16 BLASTOMERES. It resembles a cluster of mulberries with two types of cells, outer cells and inner cells. Morula is the stage before BLASTULA in non-mammalian animals or a BLASTOCYST in mammals.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM 1980-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009028

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