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ECB-STAGE-14

Name: cleavage period

ECAO ID: 0000150

Definition: "Period during which the fertilized egg undergoes a succession of rapid cell divisions with no significant growth."


Preceded By: embryogenesis Succeeded By: blastula period

Component Stages:  64-cell stage, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4, stage 5, stage 6, stage 7