Term: blastodisc germ plasm
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Name: blastodisc
Synonyms:
Definition: Embryonic structure that is the dome of cytoplasm that segregates from the yolk toward the animal pole during and after the one cell-stage, and which undergoes cleavage.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001175]
Name: germ plasm
Synonyms:
Definition: Differentiated cytoplasm associated with a pole of an oocyte, egg or early embryo that will be inherited by the cells that will give rise to the germ line.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0060293]    QuickGO    AmiGO