Question

Meroblastic cleavage is division ______.

Options

• Horizontal

• Partial

• Total

• Spiral

Answer 1

Meroblastic cleavage is division Partial.

Explanation:

Animal eggs with telolecithal or megalecithal cleavage, such as birds and reptiles. Cleavage can be holoblastic (full or total) or meroblastic (depending on the amount of yolk in the egg) (partial). Only a piece of the egg separates in meroblastic cleavage.