AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2003

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    Which one of the following statement with regard to embryonic development in humans is correct?

    A)  Cleavage divisions bring about considerable increase in the mass of protoplasm

    B)  In the second cleavage division, one of the two blastomeres usually divides a little sooner than the second

    C)  With more cleavage divisions, the resultant blastomeres become larger and larger

    D)  Cleavage division results in a hollow ball of cells called morula

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    During embryonic development of human, in the second cleavage division, one of the two blastomeres usually divides a little sooner than the second. Cleavage is a series of mitotic cell divisions that increase the number of cells but does not change the size of the original mass.


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