What Is Discoidal Meroblastic Cleavage

: meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)

What do you mean by Discoidal cleavage?

Definition. (embryology)A meroblastic cleavage wherein the cytoplasmic divisions are restricted to the animal pole, resulting in the formation of a disc of cells confined at the animal pole or on top of the yolk.

What is superficial Meroblastic cleavage?

Definition. (embryology) A meroblastic cleavage wherein mitosis occurs without cytokinesis, resulting in many nuclei, which migrate to the periphery of a centrolecithal egg.