partial cleavage /pär″shəl/ , mitotic division of only part of a fertilized ovum, usually the activated cytoplasmic part surrounding the nucleus. Compare total cleavage. See also meroblastic.
partial cleavage
partial cleavage /pär″shəl/ , mitotic division of only part of a fertilized ovum, usually the activated cytoplasmic part surrounding the nucleus. Compare total cleavage. See also meroblastic.