The process or system of epibolic development where layers of embryonic cells grow over and cover other layers.
From epibole + -ism, creating a noun describing the biological process or system. Common formation for turning processes into systematic concepts.
Epibolism in sea urchin embryos was one of the first embryonic processes scientists could actually observe and understand, making it crucial to developmental biology.
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