Shortly after fertilization, successive cell divisions convert the zygote into a multicellular embryo during a process known as ____.
A) meiosis
B) parthenogenesis
C) gastrulation
D) cleavage
E) blastulation

Question

Shortly after fertilization, successive cell divisions convert the zygote into a multicellular embryo during a process known as ____.​
A) ​meiosis
B) ​parthenogenesis
C) ​gastrulation
D) ​cleavage
E) blastulation​

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Cleavage is the process of rapid cell division that occurs immediately after fertilization, transforming the zygote into a multicellular embryo.

Shortly After Fertilization, Successive Cell Divisions Convert the Zygote into a Multicellular