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- 1. Shri Shankaracharya Mahavidyalaya, Junwani , Bhilai Different Types of Egg Dr. Sonia Bajaj (Head of Department)
- 2. Classification of Egg I. On the Basis of the Amount of yolk Eggs are grouped into three types on the basis of the amount of yolk present in them. 1. Alecithal Egg: When the egg contains no yolk, it is called alecithal egg. Eg. The eggs of eutherian mammals . 2. Microlecithal Egg: When the egg contain. Small or negligible amount of yolk it is said to be microlecithal. Romer and Balinsky named these eggs as oligolecithal eggs Eg. Amphioxus, Tunicates . 3. Mesolecithal egg: In amphibian, Dipnoi and Petromyzon the amount of yolk present is moderate and is not high Hence these eggs are also named as mesolecithal eggs. 4. Macrolecithal or Megalecithal or Polylecithal Egg :When the egg contains large amount of yolk it is said to be macrolecithal or megalecithal egg. It is also called Polylecithal egg Eg. Reptiles, Birds, Prototheria (Monotremata) Egg laying mammals.
- 3. II. On the Basis of the distribution of yolk a. Isolecithal or Homolecithal Egg: ln isolecithal eggs, the very little amount of yolk present is uniformly distributed throughout the ooplasm (eg. echinoderms, Amphioxus, mammals). This condition is usually observed in eggs with very little amount of yolk. b. Telolecithal Egg: In eggs containing moderate or large quantity of yolk, the distribution of yolk is not uniform. lt is concentrated more towards the vegetal pole. Such a type of egg, in which the yolk is concentrated towards one pole, is called telolecithai egg. Telolecithal eggs may further classified into three types: i. Slightly Telolecithal- This type of egg contains only a small quantity of yolk which is distributed unevenly. The vegetal pole has the highest concentration and the animal pole the lower (e.g. eggs of fishes). ii.Moderately Telolecithal egg- This type of egg contains a moderate quantity of yolk which is distributed unevenly. Due to high concentration of yolk in the vegetal hemisphere, the nucleus is shifted more towards the animal hemisphere (eg. amphibian egg). iii.Extremely Telolecithal Egg- ln this type of egg, due to the heavy deposition of yolk, the entire vegetal hemisphere and a major portion of the animal hemisphere are occupied by yolk. Due to this extremely uneven distribution of yolk, the ooplasm and nucleus are displaced towards the animal pole (eg. reptilian and avian eggs).
- 4. 3. Centrolecithal Egg- Egg of many arthropods and some coelenterates are described as centrolecithal. They are relatively large and elongate and have a very great amount of yolk. The nucleus lies at the geometric center of the yolk mass, surrounded by a small amount of cytoplasm. A thin cytoplasmic layer covers the surface of the yolk. Fine strands of cytoplasm extend from the peripheral layer to the zone occupied by the nucleus. Mosaic and Regulative Eggs a. Mosaic Egg- ln certain eggs, every portion is predetermined with respect to its potentialities for further development. lf a small portion of such an egg is removed, a defective embryo is formed, This is because removal of a portion results in a permanent loss from the egg. The remaining portion of the egg cannot make compensatory development to make good the lost part. Such an egg, in which the future developmental potentialities are predetermined in the form of a mosaic, is called mosaic or determinate egg. (e.g annelids, Mollusca and ascidians). b. Regulative Egg- ln vertebrates and most of the invertebrates, the developmental potentialities are not predetermined in the eggs. Removal of a small portion of the egg, or even one or two early blastomeres will not affect the normal development. This type of egg in which the future developmental potentialities are not predetermined is known as regulative or indeterminate egg. (e.g Echinodermata and chordate egg).
- 5. III. On the Basis of Shell Two of types (a) Cleidoic eggs (b) Non-cleidoic egg (a) Cleidoic egg - These eggs contain a thick and hard outermost shell. This hard shell is permeable for gases. Yolk, Salts and Water is present in large amount in cleidoic eggs. Cleidoic egg is a terrestrial adaptation. Eg: Birds & Reptiles, Prototheria mammal and insects. (a) Non cleidoic egg - Egg membranes are soft in these eggs e.g. All viviparous animals and in oviparous animals which lays eggs in water. Egg Envelops All membranes (covering) which are present outside to plasma membrane of oocyte or ovum is known as egg membranes now instead on membrane envelop term is used. Envelope containing oocyte or ovum is called as egg .Egg envelope on the basis of origin are of three types. (1) Primary egg envelops - These are secreted by egg.e.g. Vitelfine membrane-(Zona pellucid a & Zona Reticulate) . (2) Secondary egg envelops - These are secreted by ovary. e.g.- Chorion on insects. (3) Tertiary egg envelops - These are secreted by oviduct. e.g.- Jelly coat of frog, Albumin, shell membrane and shell of Hen.
- 6. Examples of Eggs (1) Egg of Insect These are megalecithal polylecithal & centrolecithal eggs. The cytoplasm of insect egg is limited to periphery only whole central place is filled by yolk. Two types of egg envelops are present on egg of insects. (i) Inner - Vitelline membrane - Primary egg membrane. (ii) Outer - Chorion - Secondary egg membrane. Chorion is thick, hard and ornamented. This ornamentation is taxonomically important in insects. Egg membrane is absent on a definite place, this place is known as micropyle. Micropyle is a place to enter for sperms in egg. (2) Egg of Frog These are Mesolecithal and telolecithal egg. Two types of egg membranes are present on frog egg. (i) Inner - Vitelline membrane - Primary egg membrane. It is secreted by egg cell. (ii) Outer - Jelly coat - Tertiary egg membrane (Secreted by oviduct). All eggs are layed at a time. These eggs are attached together by jelly coat. This group is called as spawn. Spawn formation in frog occurs after false copulation (amplexus).
- 7. Frog egg frog egg also have two poles: (i) Animal pole - Cytoplasm and nucleus are found in this pole. (ii) Vegetal pole - It mainly have yolk white yolk is filled in this pole. It is heavy so it is found in lower side. In animal pole in cytoplasm melanin pigments are also present. Melanin protects the egg from harmful radiation and helps in camouflage. Sperm enters into egg through animal pole. The entry site of sperm in egg forms anterior part of embryo. Along with entrance of sperm determines the future polarity. The entrance path of sperm determines the plane of cleavage in egg. First cleavage of egg starts from right angle of the entrance path of sperm. From opposite direction of entry of the sperm, melanin granules move towards the sperm. So a clear region is formed between animal pole and vegetal pole. This clear region is known as "Grey crescent". It produces drosal lip of blastopore in future.
- 8. Egg of Chick These are megalecithal or polylecithal, discoidal and cleidoic: Yolk is present in large amount and cytoplasm is found in the form of a disc. This disc is known as Germinal disc. Beneath the germinal disc yolk is present. On the basis of colour and content yolk is of 2 types. Yellow yolk-It have more phospholipids White yolk – It is rich in protein. Phospholipids are in fewer amounts. Both types of yolks are arranged in alternative and concentric layers. Innermost and outermost layer is of white yolk. A stalk like structure of white yolk is present just beneath the germinal disc. This is known as latebra and upper part of latebra is known as Isthmus of pander. Primary envelop vitelline membrane is found around the egg. Remaining all envelops of chick egg are secreted by oviduct after fertilization. These are tertiary envelops.Egg of chick is filled with liquid albumin which is called as "White of egg". It is produced by Isthmus part of oviduct. Dense albumin on the sides of egg up to shell membrane is coiled chord like structures. These are called as Chalaza. It keeps the ovum upward.
- 9. Two shell membranes are present just beneath the shell. These are made up of keratin. A air pocket or air space is found between shell membranes in broad (wider) part of egg. The outermost part of egg is a shell made up by calcium carbonate [CaCO3). This shell is porous for exchange of gases. The oviduct of birds is differentiated into three parts i) Anterior part -- Magnum part— Fertilization of egg occurs in this part. After fertilization this part secretes liquid albumin around the egg. (ii) Middle part — Isthmus — Keratin shell membranes are secreted around the egg by this part. (iii) Posterior part — Nidamental part — This part secretes a shell of CaCO3 around the egg.
- 10. Egg of Eutherian Mammals Eggs are alecithal, non-clidoic and microscopic (0.1mm) in metatheria and eutheria. In prototheria egg are same as hen egg. Two membranes or egg envelopes are present on egg (i) Outer envelop : Corona radiata — formed by follicular cells of ovary. Follicular cells are attached with surface of egg through Hyaluronic acid (ii) Inner envelop : Zona pellucida — Primary egg membrane produced by egg itself. In few mammals zona pellucida is linear and called as zona radiata. Hyaluronidase enzyme is present in Mammalian sperm, which dissolves hyaluronic acid and the corona radiata cells are separated from egg surface. This helps in sperm entry. Egg cytoplasm have very less or negligible amount of yolk.
- 11. References- Modern text book – R.L.Kotpal Jantu Vigyan- S.M. sexsena Jantu Vigyan- Dr.H.N. Baijal