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tailbud — noun ˈteɪlbʌd The proliferating mass of cells found at the caudal end of an embryo. Syn: caudal eminence … Wiktionary
Iberian Ribbed Newt — Taxobox image width = 240px image caption = In an aquarium status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Beja et al |year=2006|id=59463|title=Pleurodeles waltl|downloaded=11 May 2006 Includes justification… … Wikipedia
Convergent extension — Convergent extension, or Convergence and Extension, is the process by which the tissue of an embryo is restructured to converge (narrow) along one axis and extend (elongate) along a perpendicular axis by cellular movement. An example of this… … Wikipedia
tailgut — SYN: postanal gut. * * * tail·gut (tālґgut″) a prolongation of the hindgut into the caudal eminence (tailbud) of the early embryo; it usually undergoes complete obliteration … Medical dictionary
teratoma — A neoplasm composed of multiple tissues, including tissues not normally found in the organ in which it arises. Teratomas occur most frequently in the ovary, where they are usually benign and form dermoid cysts; in the testis, where they are… … Medical dictionary
