What is true about cleavage in fertilised egg of human?

Meroblastic

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Starts when egg reaches uterus

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Starts in Fallopian tube

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It is identical to normal mitosis

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The correct option is C Starts in Fallopian tube
Cleavage of human zygote starts within the Fallopian tube.
It is holoblastic which means it divides the zygote completely into daughter cells or blastomeres.
So, the correct option is 'Starts in Fallopian tube'.

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