Cytokinesis is the cell division that takes place after mitosis.The cytoplasm and cell membrane splits into two daughter cells.A contractile ring of actin and myosin cleaves the cell in two.Actin rearranges at the cleavage furrow and makes a part of the contractile ring.A cleavage furrow forms at the equator and the ring constricts pulling the cell membrane together and pinching the cell apart until it forms two daughter cells.
Cytokinesis
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Specification: AQA Biology (7401), AS-level, 3.2.2 All cells arise from other cells. Topic: The Cell Cycle.
Key terms in this lesson
- mitosis
- Nuclear division that produces two daughter nuclei, each genetically identical to the parent nucleus.
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- Prophase
- Metaphase
- Anaphase
- Telophase
- The Importance of Mitosis
- Cancer and the Control of Mitosis
- Treatment of Cancer
- Cell Division in Prokaryotic Cells
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