noun
holoblastic cleavage
Biology term for complete cleavage of the egg during early embryonic development. Contrasts with 部分割 (meroblastic cleavage).
See also: 部分割
哺乳類の卵は全割を行う。
Mammalian eggs undergo holoblastic cleavage.
全割は等黄卵に見られる。
Holoblastic cleavage is seen in isolecithal eggs.