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Embryo
01
an unhatched or unborn offspring in the process of development, especially a human offspring roughly from the second to the eighth week after fertilization
Examples
During the first trimester, the human embryo undergoes rapid cell division and differentiation to form essential organs.
The ultrasound showed the tiny heartbeat of the embryo, indicating a healthy early stage of pregnancy.
02
the young, undeveloped plant nestled inside a seed or the archegonium of ferns and mosses
Examples
When you slice open a bean seed, you can spot the embryo coiled between its two seed leaves.
Under the microscope, the fern archegonium reveals an embryo ready to grow a new frond.
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