Human Reproduction Question 88

88. Meroblastic cleavage is division

[1992]

(a) horizontal

(b) $partial /$ parietal

(c) total

(d) spiral

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Different types of segmentation or cleavages are found in animals depending upon the amount of yolk & its distribution: Holoblastic : Complete division. Meroblastic : Division occurs only in cytoplasm but not in yolk. eg. fishes.