Term info
database cross reference
- WBls:0000020
definition
C. elegans 520-620min after first cleavage at 20 Centigrade. Cell number remains at ~560 cells, with some new cells generated and some cells go through programmed cell death. The shape of embryo is elongated and tripple fold. A stage between 2-fold embryo and fully-elongated embryo. Also called pretzel embryo or pretzel stage.
has exact synonym
3-fold embryo
term editor
Dani Welter