• Cleavage is a dynamic developmental Event 
• Converts unicellular egg into multicellular embryo 
• Maintains diploid complement 
• Leads to blastocyst and first embryonic cell lineages 
• Stage is set for further development 

This information was provided by Professor Danton H. O'Day - Univerisity of Toronto at Mississauga - Canada. Unless otherwise stated the information and graphics that are presented within this embryology section are the sole property of Danton H. O'Day, copyright 1998(c), 1999(c), 2000(c), 2001(c), 2002(c).

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