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Question
CBSEENBI12047080

Which one of the following statements with regard to embryonic development in humans is correct?

  • Cleavage divisions bring about considerable increase in the mass of protoplasm

  • In the second cleavage division, one of the two blastomeres usually divides a little sooner than the second

  • With more cleavage divisions, the resultant blastomeres become larger and large

  • Cleavage division results in a hollow ball of cells called morula

Solution

D.

Cleavage division results in a hollow ball of cells called morula

During the embryonic development in humans, cleavage division results in a hollow ball of cells called morula. Solid mass of 32 cells formed from zygote after successive mitotic division (after 3rd division of cleavage) is called morula.