Development
Humoculus
Contact and Recognition Between Egg and Sperm
vitelline envelope
Prevention of Polyspermy
Polyspermy
Fast block
Zygote
Cleavage
Blastomeres
Blastula
Cleavage Types
Holoblastic
Meroblastic
Holoblastic
Meroblastic
Egg Types and Cleavage
Isolecithal
Mesolecithal
Telocithal
– Very little yolk, evenly distibuted
– Use Holoblastic cleavage
Isolecithal
– Moderate yolk
– Use Holoblastic
Mesolecithal
– Have an abundance of yolk
– Use Meroblastic cleavage
Telocithal
Blastulation
Gastrulation
2 layers of the gastrula
Ectoderm and Endoderm
Blastopore
Flatworms, sea anemones
Complete gut