unequal cleavage

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unequal cleavage

[unē′kwəl]

Etymology: ME, un + L, aequare, to make equal; AS, cleofan, to split

mitotic division of a fertilized ovum into blastomeres that are larger near the yolky part of the cell (the vegetal pole) and smaller near the nucleus (the animal pole). Compare equal cleavage.

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