Meaning of cytoplasmic determinant | Babel Free
Definitions
A substance, present in an egg or blastomere, that determines the fate of those cells that inherit it during cleavage.
Examples
“Consequently, in order to learn of a cytoplasmic determinant serving a specific hereditary function, one must detect it in a mutated form.”
“A cytoplasmic determinant for dorsal axis formation in an early embryo of Xenopus laevis.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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