| Name: | DEL | 
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| Synonyms: | deep cell layer, DEL cells | 
| Definition: | A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000711] | 
| Name: | blastoderm cell | 
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| Synonyms: | blastomere | 
| Definition: | An undifferentiated cell produced by early cleavages of the fertilized egg (zygote). | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009177] |