Which Statement About Cleavage Is True

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which statement about cleavage is true?

• A) Discoidal cleavage is a form of complete cleavage.
• B) In superficial cleavage, cycles of cell division occur without mitosis.
• C) Superficial cleavage is a variation of complete cleavage.
• D) A syncytium consists of multiple cells sharing a single nucleus.
• E) In superficial cleavage, cleavage furrows eventually separate nuclei at the periphery into individual cells of the blastoderm.

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