macromere

mac·ro·mere

 (măk′rə-mîr′)
n.
One of the large blastomeres found in a developing embryo.
[macro- + (blasto)mere.]
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macromere

(ˈmækrəʊˌmɪə)
n
(Biology) embryol any of the large yolk-filled cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum
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mac•ro•mere

(ˈmæk rəˌmɪər)

n.
one of the blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
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