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Gastrula Definition & Meaning

gastrula
noun
  1. double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm

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What does gastrula mean?
double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm
What part of speech is gastrula?
Gastrula is a noun.

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