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The 12 pages that link to Cleavage (embryology), each with the reason it gives.

• FertilizationBroader topic: These divisions follow zygote formation and begin partitioning its cytoplasm.

• Embryonic developmentBroader topic: These divisions begin development by multiplying cells while the embryo remains enclosed within the egg’s original volume.

• ZygoteRelated: Cleavage is the zygote’s first developmental sequence.

• GastrulationNarrower topic: Cleavage increases cell number before gastrulation reorganizes those cells.

• AnimalBroader topic: These early divisions partition the animal zygote into smaller cells.

• EmbryologyBroader topic: These divisions multiply cells soon after fertilization.

• BlastocystNarrower topic: These divisions produce the cell population from which the blastocyst forms.

• BlastulationNarrower topic: These divisions supply the cells that reorganize during blastulation.

• Animal embryonic developmentBroader topic: Cleavage multiplies embryonic cells before substantial growth begins.

• Human embryonic developmentBroader topic: These divisions transform the zygote into a compact multicellular embryo.

• 16-cell stageNarrower topic: Cleavage divisions produce the sixteen cells while the embryo remains enclosed by its original coverings.

• Human fertilizationBroader topic: The zygote enters cleavage as it travels toward the uterus.