Definition of trophectoderm in English:
trophectoderm
nountrɒˈfɛktə(ʊ)dəːmtrəʊˈfɛktə(ʊ)dəːmtrō-
another term for trophoblast
Example sentencesExamples
- He created mouse embryos with DNA lacking in CDX2, the gene responsible for forming the trophectoderm, or skin on a blastocyte, which is the early form of an embryo.
- In the mammalian embryo, for instance, the first compaction of the blastomeres is under the influence of E-cadherin to produce the trophectoderm.
- The cells lying between the primitive endoderm and the polar trophectoderm comprise the embryonic ectoderm or epiblast.