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Types of egg
 In the egg cytoplasm reserve food material is called yolk.
 According to yolk amount eggs are divided into 4 types.
 They are
 1.Alecithal egg:No amount of yolk.Ex-Human
 2. Microlecithal egg: Less amount of yolk Ex-Fish
 3. Mesolecithal egg: Moderate amount of yolk Ex-Frog
 4. Megalecithal egg: More amount of yolk Ex-Bird and Insect
Found in humans.
Yolk amount is less.It isolecithal. Found in Fishes.
Found in frog.
Found in Bird and insect.
Egg types
 On the basis of distribution of yolk eggs are of three
types
 1.Isolecithal egg,:Yolk uniformly distributed.Ex-Fish
 2.Telolecithal egg:Yolk found towards vegetal pole.Ex-
Frog,Bird
 3.Centrolecithal egg:Yolk found at the centre.Ex-Insect
All microlecithal are isolecithal.
Mesolecithal are Telolecithal.
Megalecithal are Telolecithal or Centrolecithal.

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Types of egg

  • 1. Types of egg  In the egg cytoplasm reserve food material is called yolk.  According to yolk amount eggs are divided into 4 types.  They are  1.Alecithal egg:No amount of yolk.Ex-Human  2. Microlecithal egg: Less amount of yolk Ex-Fish  3. Mesolecithal egg: Moderate amount of yolk Ex-Frog  4. Megalecithal egg: More amount of yolk Ex-Bird and Insect
  • 3. Yolk amount is less.It isolecithal. Found in Fishes.
  • 5. Found in Bird and insect.
  • 6. Egg types  On the basis of distribution of yolk eggs are of three types  1.Isolecithal egg,:Yolk uniformly distributed.Ex-Fish  2.Telolecithal egg:Yolk found towards vegetal pole.Ex- Frog,Bird  3.Centrolecithal egg:Yolk found at the centre.Ex-Insect
  • 7. All microlecithal are isolecithal. Mesolecithal are Telolecithal. Megalecithal are Telolecithal or Centrolecithal.