holoblastic in English
adjective
1
(of an ovum) having cleavage planes that divide the egg into separate blastomeres.
As examples of this, the frog embryo undergoes holoblastic cleavage with divisions occurring throughout the developing embryo.
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1. ‘In the complementary category of the protostomes, which includes annelids and arthropods, the Blastopore develops into the mouth.’ ‘One group, including amphioxus, lampreys, sturgeons and amphibians, displays the primitive condition, with holoblastic eggs and involution of the endoderm through a Blastopore.’