In organisms such as the chick, in which the egg has extensive yolk, the egg
A) shows complete cleavage.
B) shows incomplete cleavage.
C) forms a blastoderm but no blastocoel.
D) shows even distribution of the yolk.
E) fails to synthesize DNA during cleavage.

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In organisms with extensive yolk, like the chick, the egg undergoes incomplete cleavage, also known as meroblastic cleavage, where only a portion of the egg divides.

In Organisms Such as the Chick, in Which the Egg