Human Reproduction Ques 60

60. Meroblastic cleavage is a type of division

[1992]

(a) horizontal

(b) partial / parietal

(c) total

(d) spiral

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Answer : b

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(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. birds.