The Embryo Doesn't Grow Larger During the Stage Known as Cleavage.What

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Multiple Choice

The embryo doesn't grow larger during the stage known as cleavage.What is going on in the embryo during this process?

• A)Cleavage is just the stage at which cells begin to differentiate;that is,endodermal cells start to look different from ectodermal and mesodermal cells.
• B)The cells are dividing at this stage,but all the cytoplasm is being split between resulting cells without the formation of new cytoplasm.
• C)Cleavage is the formation of the gastropore that is used to differentiate protostomes and deuterostomes.
• D)Cleavage is the process by which the polarity of the cell is established;that is,the anterior is distinguished from the posterior.

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