noun
- Plural of morula; early stage of embryonic development consisting of a solid ball of cells formed after the blastula stage in some organisms.
Usage: biology; technical; used in developmental biology and embryology
Examples
- The morulas develop into blastulas as cell division continues.
- Under the microscope, the morulas appeared as compact spheres of undifferentiated cells.
- During early embryogenesis, morulas represent a critical stage in organism development.
- Scientists studied the morulas to understand cellular differentiation patterns.