Animal Pole Definition
noun
The portion of an egg that is opposite the vegetal pole, that contains the nucleus and most of the cytoplasm, and from which polar bodies are extruded during maturation.
American Heritage Medicine
(embryology) The hemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers and is comprised of small cells that are in a state of rapid division.
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Other Word Forms of Animal Pole
Noun
Singular:
animal pole
Plural:
animal poles
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