Human Reproduction Question 420

Question: In a mesolecithal egg, one would expect [DPMT 1976]

Options:

A) Meroblastic cleavage

B) Unequal holoblastic cleavage

C) Equal holoblastic cleavage

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Unequal holoblastic cleavage occurs in mesolecithal or telolecithal type of eggs.

This produces unequal sized blastomeres called micromeres and macromeres.