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    The document describes the different parts of an egg structure. The egg shell is made up of calcium carbonate and has over 17,000 tiny pores that allow air and humidity to pass through. It also has a thin external layer called the cuticle that helps keep bacteria and dust out. Inside the shell are two membranes, the inner and outer egg white membrane. Between these membranes is the egg white. Attached to the yolk are the chalazae, which are thick white ropes that hold the yolk in the center of the egg and anchor it to the eggshell membrane.

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    The document describes the different parts of an egg structure. The egg shell is made up of calcium carbonate and has over 17,000 tiny pores that allow air and humidity to pass through. It also has a thin external layer called the cuticle that helps keep bacteria and dust out. Inside the shell are two membranes, the inner and outer egg white membrane. Between these membranes is the egg white. Attached to the yolk are the chalazae, which are thick white ropes that hold the yolk in the center of the egg and anchor it to the eggshell membrane.

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    The document describes the different parts of an egg structure. The egg shell is made up of calcium carbonate and has over 17,000 tiny pores that allow air and humidity to pass through. It also has a thin external layer called the cuticle that helps keep bacteria and dust out. Inside the shell are two membranes, the inner and outer egg white membrane. Between these membranes is the egg white. Attached to the yolk are the chalazae, which are thick white ropes that hold the yolk in the center of the egg and anchor it to the eggshell membrane.

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    ‭The structure of an Egg‬

    ‭1.‬ ‭Shell‬
    ‭ econstruction‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭Egg‬ ‭Shell‬ ‭With‬ ‭a‬ ‭rough,‬ ‭coarse‬
    D
    ‭texture,‬ ‭an‬ ‭egg's‬ ‭shell‬ ‭is‬ ‭covered‬ ‭in‬ ‭over‬ ‭17,000‬ ‭bitsy‬
    ‭pores.‬ ‭The‬ ‭eggshell‬ ‭is‬ ‭made‬ ‭up‬ ‭nearly‬ ‭entirely‬ ‭of‬ ‭calcium‬
    ‭carbonate‬ ‭chargers(‬ ‭CaCO‬ ‭3).‬ ‭It's‬ ‭a‬ ‭semi-permeable‬
    ‭membrane,‬ ‭which‬ ‭means‬ ‭that‬ ‭air‬ ‭and‬ ‭humidity‬ ‭can‬ ‭pass‬
    ‭through‬ ‭its‬ ‭pores.‬ ‭The‬ ‭shell‬ ‭also‬ ‭has‬ ‭a‬ ‭thin‬ ‭external‬
    ‭subcaste‬ ‭called‬ ‭a‬ ‭grain‬ ‭or‬ ‭cuticle‬ ‭that‬‭helps‬‭keep‬‭bacteria‬
    ‭and dust out.‬
    ‭The structure of an Egg‬
    ‭5.‬ ‭Chalazae‬
    ‭ paque‬ ‭ropes‬ ‭of‬ ‭egg‬ ‭white,‬ ‭the‬ ‭chalazae‬ ‭hold‬ ‭the‬ ‭yolk‬‭in‬
    O
    ‭the‬ ‭center‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg.‬ ‭Like‬ ‭little‬ ‭anchors,‬ ‭they‬ ‭attach‬ ‭the‬
    ‭yolk‬ ‭covering‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭eggshell‬ ‭membrane.‬ ‭The‬ ‭more‬
    ‭prominent they are, the fresher the egg will be.‬

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