Which statement about cleavage is true?
A) Discoidal cleavage is a form of complete cleavage.
B) In superficial cleavage, cycles of cell division occur without mitosis.
C) Superficial cleavage is a variation of complete cleavage.
D) A syncytium consists of multiple cells sharing a single nucleus.
E) In superficial cleavage, cleavage furrows eventually separate nuclei at the periphery into individual cells of the blastoderm.

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Superficial cleavage, characteristic of some insects, involves cycles of nuclear division without cell division, leading to a multinucleate cell. Cleavage furrows then form to separate these nuclei into individual cells, creating the blastoderm. This process contrasts with other types of cleavage by the way it handles cell division and separation of nuclei.

Which Statement About Cleavage Is True