A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will affect:
- Fertilisation
- Pattern of cleavage
- Formation of zygote
- Number of blastomeres produced
Answer
(2) Pattern of cleavage
Solution
Yolk is inert and resists division of the cytoplasm during cleavage.
⇒ The amount and distribution of yolk decide whether cleavage is holoblastic (complete) or meroblastic (partial), equal or unequal.
∴ A change in yolk amount and distribution changes the pattern of cleavage, while fertilisation and zygote formation are not affected.
Answer: (2)