What is a blastocyst?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A hollow ball of cells that implants in the uterine lining
- Step 1: The blastocyst forms about five days after fertilisation.
Answer
A hollow ball of cells that implants in the uterine lining.
Why not the others: The zygote is the fertilised egg.
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