Human Reproduction Question 146

Question: What is true about cleavage in the fertilised egg in humans [CBSE PMT 1994; AFMC 1999]

Options:

A) It is meroblastic

B) It starts while the egg is in fallopian tube

C) It is identical to the normal mitosis

D) It starts when the egg reaches in uterus

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Cleavage in the fertilised egg in humans occurs in the fallopian tube (oviduct) during the conduction of zygote towards uterus.