When a zygote undergoes cleavage, the process involved is:
A)mitosis
B)meiosis
C)implantation
D)fertilization

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Cleavage is the process of rapid cell division that occurs after fertilization in which the zygote divides multiple times to form a ball of cells called a morula. This process is achieved through mitosis, a type of cell division in which the nucleus of the parent cell divides into two daughter nuclei that are identical to the parent cell. Meiosis is a different type of cell division that produces haploid cells (such as sperm and egg cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Implantation is the process by which the developing embryo attaches to and burrows into the wall of the uterus. Fertilization is the process by which a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell to form a zygote.

When a Zygote Undergoes Cleavage, the Process Involved Is