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.

References

• Frank J. Dye (21 February 2012). Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-470-90595-1.