With regard to early cleavage in the sea urchin, is the entire zygote involved in early cleavage? What happens to the size of cells as the cell number increases? Do they get bigger or smaller in these early stages? How does the size of these cells compare to the size of the original fertilized egg?

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Chapter51: Animal Development
Section51.3: Cleavage
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With regard to early cleavage in the sea urchin, is the entire zygote involved in early cleavage?
What happens to the size of cells as the cell number increases? Do they get bigger or
smaller in these early stages?
How does the size of these cells compare to the size of the original fertilized egg?
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