MeSH definition : Undifferentiated cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg (ZYGOTE). Inside
the intact ZONA PELLUCIDA, each cleavage yields two blastomeres of about half size
of the parent cell. Up to the 8-cell stage, all of the blastomeres are totipotent.
The 16-cell MORULA contains outer cells and inner cells.;
MeSH synonym : blastomere;
MeSH Hyperonym : blastocytes; Blastocyte;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse entry term BLASTOCYTES with BLASTOCYST;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastomeres;
Undifferentiated cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg (ZYGOTE). Inside
the intact ZONA PELLUCIDA, each cleavage yields two blastomeres of about half size
of the parent cell. Up to the 8-cell stage, all of the blastomeres are totipotent.
The 16-cell MORULA contains outer cells and inner cells.