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Cytokinesis ​

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Cegep1
Biology
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62 words
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1 minute

Second part of mitotic phase
Physical division of the cell and its organelles

Steps:

  1. Cytoplasm divides
  2. A cleavage furrow appears (animal cells only)
  3. A cell plate forms between the two cells and becomes the cell wall (optional)

[!abstract] Cleavage furrow
Ring of microfilaments that causes the division of the cell

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