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cleavage /cleav·age/ (klev´ij)

1. division into distinct parts.

2. the early successive splitting of a zygote into smaller cells (blastomeres) by mitosis.

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cleav·age (klvj)

n.

1. A series of cell divisions in the ovum immediately following fertilization. Also called segmentation.

2. The splitting of a complex molecule into two or more simpler molecules. Also called scission.

3. The linear clefts in the skin, indicating the general direction of the fibers in the dermis.

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cleavage

1. division into distinct parts, e.g. the double helix.

2. the early successive splitting of a fertilized ovum into smaller cells (blastomeres) by mitosis. See also holoblastic, meroblastic.

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cleavage site

the places on a strand of DNA where the restriction enzyme cleaves the DNA.