Difference between revisions of "Embryo"
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After [[fertilisation]] the [[ovum]] divides into two [[Cell (Biology)|cells]], then four [[Cell (Biology)|cells]]. | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After [[fertilisation]] the [[ovum]] [[Cell Division|divides]] into two [[Cell (Biology)|cells]], then four [[Cell (Biology)|cells]]. |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[embryo]] has many [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] that have not yet been given a specific job. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[embryo]] has many [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] that have not yet been given a specific job. | ||
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] in this [[embryo]] are being assigned specific jobs as it starts to look more like a [[human]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] in this [[embryo]] are being assigned specific jobs as it starts to look more like a [[human]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:47, 20 September 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
An embryo is the name given to an offspring after conception but before all the cells have specialised and it takes on the distinct features of the animal.
About Human Embryos
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| After fertilisation the ovum divides into two cells, then four cells. | This embryo has many cells that have not yet been given a specific job. | The cells in this embryo are being assigned specific jobs as it starts to look more like a human. |