FORMS OF CLEAVAGE. 



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Each of these four first cleavage-cells consists of an upper, 

 darker, and of a lower, brighter half. A few hours after- 

 wards a third furrow appears, perpendicularly to the two 



FIG. 31. The cleavage of a Frog's egg (10 times enlarged) : A, the 

 parent-cell; B, the two first cleavage-cells; C, 4 cells; D, 8 cells (4 

 animal and 4 vegetative) ; E, 12 cells (8 animal and 4 vegetative) ; F, 

 16 cells (8 animal and 8 vegetative) ; G, 24 cells (16 animal and 8 vege. 

 tative) ; H, 32 cells ; I, 48 cells ; K, 64 cells ; L, 96 cleavage-cells ; M, 

 160 cleavage-cells (128 animal and 32 vegetative). 



former (Fig. 31, D}. This ring-furrow is generally, but 

 wrongly, called the " equatorial furrow ; " it lies north from 



the equator, and should, therefore, rather be compared to the 

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