Human Reproduction Question 80

80. Cleavage in mammalian egg is

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(a) superficial meroblastic

(b) discoidal meroblastic

(c) unequal holoblastic

(d) equal holoblastic

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Answer : c

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(c) Cleavage in the human zygote is holoblastic i.e. it divides the zygote and the blastomeres completely into daughter cells. But it is unequal as the blastomeres differ in size.