morula
- noun
- /ˈmɔːrʊlə/
- Specialized
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morula
- On the third day after fertilization, the fertilized egg has divided into a morula of 16 cells.
Examples
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Sure, egg, sperm (does someone get credit for killing half of a "baby" by eliminating them), zygote (or fertilized ovum), morula (pre-embryo), blastocyst, embryo, etc.
Blog text (15) -
"When the embryo approaches the entrance to the uterus, it is in the 12-16 cell stage, the morula.
Academic text (1990) -
The question of the moral significance of the morula and of embryonic wastage has been noted previously in the moral literature.
Academic text (1990) -
After fertilization, the embryo develops into a solid ball of cells known as a morula.
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The morula stage is crucial in embryonic development, occurring just before the formation of the blastula.
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Etymology
The word morula comes from the Latin mora 'mulberry' and the ending -ula 'small', so it literally means 'little mulberry'. The early embryo looks like a small, round cluster of cells, which is why we call this solid ball of cells after fertilization a morula.