Blastula is an English word with synonyms like embryo or conceptus. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Blastula in a sentence
Blastula meaning
An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Using Blastula
- The main meaning on this page is: An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
- Useful related words include: blastodermic vesicle, embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg.
- In the example corpus, blastula often appears in combinations such as: the blastula.
Context around Blastula
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blastula
- In this selection, "blastula" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mid, undergo, stage and transition stand out and add context to how "blastula" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include even a blastula stage and of the blastula undergo coordinated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blastula" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blastula
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first three to four months are spent with the blastula in suspended development before it implants itself in the uterus. (21 words)
During gastrulation the cells of the blastula undergo coordinated processes of cell division, invasion, and/or migration to form two ( diploblastic ) or three ( triploblastic ) tissue layers. (26 words)
The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage. (26 words)
The sixth cleavage occurs in a similar order and completes a 64 cell stage, finally the seventh cleavage marks the end of the cleavage stage with a blastula with 128 blastomeres. (31 words)
There are some situations where many cells need to all replicate simultaneously (for example, a growing embryo should have a symmetric cell distribution until it reaches the mid-blastula transition). (30 words)
During gastrulation the cells of the blastula undergo coordinated processes of cell division, invasion, and/or migration to form two ( diploblastic ) or three ( triploblastic ) tissue layers. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
During gastrulation the cells of the blastula undergo coordinated processes of cell division, invasion, and/or migration to form two ( diploblastic ) or three ( triploblastic ) tissue layers.
The first three to four months are spent with the blastula in suspended development before it implants itself in the uterus.
The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage.
There are some situations where many cells need to all replicate simultaneously (for example, a growing embryo should have a symmetric cell distribution until it reaches the mid-blastula transition).
The sixth cleavage occurs in a similar order and completes a 64 cell stage, finally the seventh cleavage marks the end of the cleavage stage with a blastula with 128 blastomeres.
Common combinations with blastula
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: