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ectoderm

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
    plural:
    ectoderms
  • Definition: the outer layer of an embryo

    Compare endoderm.
  • Example:
    1. Ectoderm is the outermost of the three primary germ layers of a triploblastic embryo.

    2. The ectoderm of Platyhelminthes (flat worms) develops into the epidermis and nervous tissue of the adult.
  • Related Word: ectodermal (adjective)


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