laeotropic

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The second quartet micromeres (2m) are formed by laeotropic division of the macromeres 1M.

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  • The second quartet micromeres (2m) are formed by laeotropic division of the macromeres 1M. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The division of each micromere is laeotropic and unequal, separating a large cell (1m —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • (C) Formation of the second micromere quartet by laeotropic division; the first-quartet cells in this species also divide laeotropically, but with a slight delay (a much longer delay occurs in —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Such a division is described as dexiotropic if the clockwise daughter cell (in animal pole view) is the closer to the animal pole; in a laeotropic division the counterclockwise cell is closer to the animal pole. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • (635-675 minutes after first cleavage) in roughly transverse laeotropic divisions ( —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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