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Yolk cell

yolk cell

(Science: cell biology) In those eggs in which the yolk is not distributed evenly (telolecithal eggs) the cells formed when cleavage reaches the yolk region can be termed yolk cells.


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HELP: regulative embryos, nuclear equivelance..,

... "has nucleus" and a labeled vegetal pole that says "has yolk + food". Does that mean that the nucleus is ONLY found in the Animal ... 2) Cutting experiment. When a horizental cut is done to the second cell stage, 4 cells form (2 balls of celiated cells, and 2 cells that can't ...

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by psychic_pizza
Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:51 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: HELP: regulative embryos, nuclear equivelance..,
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HELP:Regulative embryos experiments, nuclear equivelance, ..

... "has nucleus" and a labeled vegetal pole that says "has yolk + food". Does that mean that the nucleus is ONLY found in the Animal ... 2) Cutting experiment. When a horizental cut is done to the second cell stage, 4 cells form (2 balls of celiated cells, and 2 cells that can't ...

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by psychic_pizza
Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:40 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: HELP:Regulative embryos experiments, nuclear equivelance, ..
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The Fiber Disease

... "The organism causing Tyzzer's disease is unusual. It is intracellular, pleomorphic, spore-forming, and motile. Although gram stains indicate ... The organism does not grow in cell-free medium, but does replicate in yolk sacs of embryonic eggs and in certain cell cultures. Vaccine-challenge ...

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by Skytroll
Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:57 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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egg yolk...

Well think of the egg as a huge single cell and the egg's yolk is the nucleus. So if the egg has two yolks that means it has two nuclei. Which is pretty rare in ...

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by xnabizkox
Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:49 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: egg yolk...
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