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Embryology (from Greek ἔμβρυον, embryon, "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, -logia) is the branch of animal biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.
embryology, the study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus. Before widespread use of the microscope and the advent of cellular biology in the 19th century, embryology was based on descriptive and comparative studies.
Embryology is the branch of biology concerned with the development of new organisms. Embryologists track reproductive cells (gametes) as they progress through fertilization, become a single-celled zygote, then an embryo, all the way to a fully functioning organism.
v. t. e. Human embryonic development or human embryogenesis is the development and formation of the human embryo. It is characterised by the processes of cell division and cellular differentiation of the embryo that occurs during the early stages of development.
Embryology. In our article on weeks 1-3 of embryonic development you’ll learn that the first stage of development starts off with fertilisation. This is the process of male sperm fusing with the female ovum and it’s the basis of the embryology covered in the article.
Embryology Definition. Embryology is a branch of biology that deals with the topics concerning gamete formation (gametogenesis), a fusion of gametes (fertilization), and embryo formation (embryogenesis). By definition, embryology encompasses the growth of both plant and animal embryos.
Embryology is the study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus. Embryogenesis is the process in which the embryo is formed and developed into a foetus.