Hardly ever seen in the singular in practice since every egg has two, so "chalazae" is more common.
They actually don't attach the yolk to the white so much as hold the yolk in place in the middle of the egg, like a taut rope from either side of the yolk to either end of the eggshell.
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Date: 2012-10-09 07:28 pm (UTC)They actually don't attach the yolk to the white so much as hold the yolk in place in the middle of the egg, like a taut rope from either side of the yolk to either end of the eggshell.