embryonic
Something having to do with an embryo or the development of an embryo
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Embryo: An undeveloped fetus.
Enteritis: Intestine inflamation caused by bacterial infection.
Enzymes: Chemical substances that are formed within living cells that allow for biochemical reactions.
When the eggs are submerged, oxygen cannot reach the embryos and they die within a few hours. Other major causes of death are overheating (temperatures rising above 34 degrees C) and predation by goannas / monitors and feral pigs.
[1] Homozygous embryos for the munchkin gene are not viable due to gene lethality. Only kittens that are heterozygous for the munchkin gene develop into viable munchkin kittens.
Cymric embryos that are homozygous (inheriting the Manx gene from both parents) die in the womb. Homozygous kittens comprise roughly one fourth of the kittens conceived; therefore, Cymric litters are usually small.
The amounts are determined at the embryo stage. Colors: chocolate, cinnamon, blue, lilac or fawn tortie (the last 3 are diluted). The preferred pattern is evenly distributed with good delineation between the colors.
In the intermediate host, the parasite embryo is released in the small intestine and the immature form migrates through the body to various organs, depending on the species of Taenia.
The last genetic anomaly is called a chimera. Chimeras happen when two cat embryos fuse into one during pregnancy. These cats will also have a strange combination of sex chromosomes.
Homozygous kittens (kittens that inherit the Traditional Manx gene from both parents) don't develop past the embryo state due to malformations.
 See also: Species, Genes, Pregnant, Uterus, Veterinarian
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