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Cleavage vs Ectolecithal - What's the difference?

cleavage | ectolecithal |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between cleavage and ectolecithal

is that cleavage is (biology) the repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis while ectolecithal is (biology) having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.

As a noun cleavage

is the act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.

As an adjective ectolecithal is

(biology) having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.

cleavage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
  • (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes.
  • (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
  • The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
  • * 1946 , "Cinema: Cleavage and the Code", Time , 5 Aug 1946:
    • Low-cut Restoration costumes worn by the Misses Lockwood and Roc (see cut) display too much "cleavage " (Johnston Office trade term for the shadowed depression dividing an actress' bosom into two distinct sections).
  • (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
  • (politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.

    • Related terms

    * cleave * cleft

    Synonyms

    * (separation between breasts) intermammary sulcus

    See also

    * * spathic *

    ectolecithal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.
    • ectolecithal ova
    (Webster 1913)