| Term: | blastomere ribonucleoprotein granule |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | blastomere |
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| Synonyms: | blastomeres |
| Definition: | Cell that arises during cleavage and is partially cleaved, and located at the blastodisc margin prior to collectively forming the yolk syncytial layer (YSL) in the midblastula. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000093] |
| Name: | ribonucleoprotein granule |
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| Synonyms: | mRNP granule, RNA granule, RNP granule |
| Definition: | A non-membranous macromolecular complex containing proteins and translationally silenced mRNAs. RNA granules contain proteins that control the localization, stability, and translation of their RNA cargo. Different types of RNA granules (RGs) exist, depending on the cell type and cellular conditions. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0035770] QuickGO AmiGO |