Division of the single celled zygote by mitosis is called .
A
binary fission
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B
multiple fission
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C
cleavage
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D
fragmentation
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Solution
The correct option is C cleavage Cleavage is the division of the single celled zygote to form multicellular structure. This division is mitotic in nature. It is different from mitosis in that there is no growth phase between each division.