Question

Meroblastic cleavage refers to which type of division of egg?

• A. Complete
• B. Spiral
• C. Incomplete
• D. Horizontal

Answer 1

The correct option is C Incomplete

Meroblastic cleavage is a type of cleavage that occurs in very yolky eggs like birds in which the egg cytoplasm and not the yolk divides (incomplete division). There are two types of meroblastic cleavage discoidal and superficial. Discoidal usually occurs in birds, reptiles, fishes etc. which have telolecithal eggs and superficial cleavage occurs in insects which have centrolecithal eggs.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.