The twisted coils of very thick white that anchor the yolk and embryo in place within the egg.

Spirally twisted rope-like structures attached to and surrounding the yolk. Chalazae suspend the yolk within the eggshell.

ZOOLOGICAL - Either of two spiral bands in the white of a bird's egg that extend from the yolk and attach to opposite ends of the lining membrane. BOTANICAL - The basal part of the ovule of a flowering plant to which the funicle is attached, and through which the pollen tube sometimes enters the ovule prior to fertilization.

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