holoblastic cleavage
hol·o·blas·tic cleav·age
cleavage in which the blastomeres are completely separated; the entire egg participates in cell division.
Synonym(s): complete cleavage, total cleavage
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holoblastic cleavage
Cleavage of a fertilized egg into two parts (blastomeres), each of which can form an entirely separate individual.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
holoblastic cleavage
see CLEAVAGE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005