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epiboly

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e·pib·o·ly  (-pb-l)
n.
The growth of a rapidly dividing group of cells around a more slowly dividing group of cells, as in the formation of a gastrula.

[Greek epibol, a throwing or laying on, from epiballein, to throw on : epi-, epi- + ballein, to throw; see gwel- in Indo-European roots.]

epi·bolic (p-blk) adj.

epiboly
the growth of part of an organism in such a way that it overlays or surrounds another. — epibolic, adj.
See also: Growth

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Several mutations even disrupted epiboly, the very first cellular move- ments of the embryo.
Immediately preceding injection, dead embryos or embryos that had completed epiboly were replaced, and the well water covering the embryos was replaced with a sterile saline solution.
 
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