Q. The embryo at 16-celled stage is called

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Solution:

About thirty hours after fertilization, the newly formed zygote divides into two cells, the blastomeres, in the upper portion of the fallopian tube. This is the first cleavage. The next division occurs within forty hours after fertilization. The third division occurs about three days after fertilization. During these early cleavages, the young embryo is slowly moving down the fallopian tube towards the uterus.
At the end of fourth day, the embryo reaches the uterus. It has 8-16 blastomeres and now this solid mass of cells is known as morula (little mulberry) as it looks like a mulberry.