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Micrograph showing the archenteron in a starfish embryo. The archenteron is number 4 on the diagram.

archenteron

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
  • Definition: the central cavity of a developing embryo (gastrula) which ultimately becomes the digestive or intestinal cavity
  • Example:
    Invagination of the blastula wall forms a deep pocket or archenteron.


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