Yolk plug
Yolk plug is the remaining patch of endodermal cells that is created during the formation of the dorsal lip of the blastopore. It is a patch of large endodermal cells which remains exposed on the vegetal surface of the amphibian blastula that will eventually be internalized by epiboly.
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