Reviewer They contain moderate amount of yolk, 2.

Telolecithal Eggs:
e.g., eggs of lamprey, lung fish, frogs and
Mitosis and meiosis Yolk is concentrated in the vegetal half,
toads.
e.g. eggs of amphibians.
Types of Yolk
3. Macrolecithal (Megalecithal or
3. Meiolecithal Eggs:
Quantity Polylecithal) Eggs:
Yolk is very large which occupies nearly
1. Microlecithal Eggs: They contain large amount of yolk, e.g.,
the entire ooplasm, leaving free only a
eggs of insects, sharks, bony fishes,
They contain very small amount of yolk, small disc like area of cytoplasm for the
reptiles, birds and egg laying mammals.
e.g. eggs of Sea urchin, Herdmania, nucleus, e.g., eggs of reptiles, birds and
amphioxus. The eggs of man contain very egg laying mammals.
little amount of yolk, hence human egg is
Distribution of Yolk in Cytoplasm: 4. Centrolecithal Eggs:
alecithal (almost free of yolk).
1. Homolecithal Eggs: Yolk is localized at the centre, e.g. eggs of
2. Mesolecithal Eggs:
insects.
Yolk is uniformly distributed, e.g. eggs of
annelids, molluscs, echinoderms and
protochordates.

Structure Specific origin Fate in adult Body System Function

Ectoderm
Adhesive glands Pads
Auditory vesicles Auditory
Corneal epithelium Cornea
Dorsal fin
Epipharyngeal placode
Infundibulum -
Lens placodes Lens of eyes
Mesencephalon
Nasal placodes
Neural crest cells
Optic cups
 Optic stalks
Pineal gland
Proctodeum
Prosencephalon
Rhombencephalon
Rudiment of the anterior
pituitary gland
Semilunar ganglia
Spinal cord Spinal Cord
Stomodeum
Ventral fin
Mesoderm
Conotruncus
Dorsal aortae
Dorsal mesocardium
First aotic arches
Notochord
Parietal pericardium
Pronephric kidneys Kidneys
Somites
Subnotochordal rod
Ventricle
Endoderm
Duodenum
Foregut
Hindgut
Liver rudiment Liver
Midgut
Pharynx -
Ectoderm and Endoderm
Cloacal membrane Cloaca
Oral membrane Mouth