Biology:Blastoderm

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A blastoderm (germinal disc, blastodisc) is a single layer of embryonic epithelial tissue that makes up the blastula.[1] It encloses the fluid-filled blastocoel. Gastrulation follows blastoderm formation, where the tips of the blastoderm begins the formation of the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.[2]

Formation

The blastoderm is formed when the oocyte plasma membrane begins cleaving by invagination, creating multiple cells that arrange themselves into an outer sleeve to the blastocoel.[1]

In oviparous animals

In chicken eggs, the blastoderm represents a flat disc after embryonic fertilization.[3] At the edge of the blastoderm is the site of active migration by most cells.[4]

DNA repair genes are highly expressed in chicken blastoderms.[5]

See also

References

  • Campbell, Neil A.; Reece, Jane B. (2005). Biology (7th ed.). Pearson Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8053-7171-0.