Biology GCSE
embryo
What embryo means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The fertilised egg divides by mitosis to form this, which is cultured in a laboratory until it is a tiny ball of cells.
A ball of cells produced by repeated division of the reconstructed egg cell.
Topics that use embryo
- Cloning (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
- The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adult body cell
- Asexual reproduction
- clone
- Clones
- Collection of eggs
- Cuttings
- Fertility drug
- FSH and LH as pituitary hormones
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