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cleavage division

n.

The rapid mitotic division of a zygote with decrease in size of individual cells or blastomeres and the formation of a morula.

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Words nearby cleavage division

cleary, cleat, cleavable, cleavage, cleavage cavity, cleavage division, cleavage line, cleavage product, cleavage site, cleavage spindle, cleave
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