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‭The structure of an Egg‬

‭3.‬ ‭Air cell‬


‭ n‬ ‭air‬ ‭space‬ ‭forms‬ ‭when‬ ‭the‬ ‭contents‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg‬‭cool‬‭and‬‭contract‬‭after‬‭laying.‬‭The‬‭air‬‭cell‬‭is‬‭generally‬
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‭located‬ ‭between‬ ‭the‬ ‭external‬ ‭and‬ ‭inner‬ ‭membranes‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg's‬ ‭larger‬ ‭end‬ ‭and‬ ‭represents‬ ‭the‬ ‭crater‬
‭frequently seen at the end of a hard-boiled egg. The air cell grows as the egg periods.‬
‭The structure of an Egg‬
‭5.‬ ‭Chalazae‬
‭ paque‬ ‭ropes‬ ‭of‬ ‭egg‬ ‭white,‬ ‭the‬ ‭chalazae‬ ‭hold‬ ‭the‬ ‭yolk‬‭in‬
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‭the‬ ‭center‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg.‬ ‭Like‬ ‭little‬ ‭anchors,‬ ‭they‬ ‭attach‬ ‭the‬
‭yolk‬ ‭covering‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭eggshell‬ ‭membrane.‬ ‭The‬ ‭more‬
‭prominent they are, the fresher the egg will be.‬

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