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What keeps the yolk centered egg?

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The purpose of the yolk in a chicken egg is to feed the chick. It is a store house of nutrients and is rich in protein and fat.That is why the yolk is said to be the unhealthy part of the egg in terms of high cholesterol content for calorie and fat conscious people.

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The yolk is the yellow bit in the middle of an egg. It contains nutrients for the growing chick.

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i think its the foetus chick! my fave part of the egg!

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The egg yolk isn't the actual chick, it's food for the chick in it's embryo stage. So.......just food, i guess.

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the yolk in an egg is the food source for the growing chick inside the egg.

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There are two thread-like 'tethers' - that attaches the yolk to the shell membrane.

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the yolk is the unborn chicken embryo

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To eat and to become a baby.

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What are the rope-like extensions that hold the yolk centered in the egg shell called?

Chalaza are the rope-like extensions that hold a yolk centered in the egg shell. It attaches to either end of the shell and acts like an anchor to the yolk.


Which part of the egg keeps the embryo from drying out?

The white around the yolk., The yolk is the embryo.


How does the egg helps the chick?

It keeps it safe while it develops. The yolk is food for the chick.


What is the middle part of an egg?

the yolk! yolk


What is the function of the chalaza of the egg?

The chalaza in an egg is a rope-like, white "thing" that you might find in a scrambled or fried egg. If you look carefully, you can see it in a raw egg. What is does is it stabilizes or suspends the yolk, so that in a fresh egg the yolk floats in the middle of the albumin (egg white). When candling an egg, one thing you look for is that the yolk of an older egg will be near the shell and definitely visible. In a freshly laid egg, the you see a "shadow" of the yolk, and as you twirl the egg, the chalaza keeps the yolk in the center and away from the shell.


Which is correct to say ''The yolk of the egg is yellow'' or ''The yolk of the egg are yellow''?

the yolk of the egg is yellow


Is the yolk inside the egg or outside?

no, the egg yolk is just the yolk. and the egg white is just the white


How is the embryo of the bird kept in its place?

Strong protein strands called chalaza are attached to both sides of the yolk. Chalaza holds the yolk centered within the albumen (egg white).


Which is fatier the egg yolk or white?

the egg yolk


What is the white bit of a egg called?

The small white bit next to the yolk of an egg is call chalaza. This is a strand of heavy protein that helps to keep the yolk centered in the albumen (white/clear part of an egg). This chalaza disappears as the egg get older and is more visible when you buy very fresh eggs.


What is yolk of the egg?

Yolk is the yellow nucleus in the middle of the egg.


Which is thicker egg white or egg yolk?

Egg yolk is thicker than egg white.