In many animals such as Drosophila and Xenopus, the mid blastula transition (MBT) is a crucial step in development during which the maternal mRNA is degraded and control over development is passed to the embryo.
U mnogim vrstama poput Drosophile i Xenopusa midblastularna tranzicija (MBT) jest presudan korak u razvoju tijekom kojeg se maternalna mRNA degradira, a kontrolu nad razvojem preuzima embrij.