BRAINCAKECytokinesis
Cytokinesis begins during telophase. The cell divides into two daughter cells.
In animal cells a cleavage furrow forms around the middle of the cell. The cell membrane is pulled inwards by the cytoskeleton until it meets in the middle and fuses to form two cells.
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Key terms in this lesson
- cytoskeleton
- A network of protein fibres in the cytoplasm that gives cells shape, allows movement and anchors organelles.
- Golgi apparatus
- A stack of membrane-bound sacs that modifies, packages and despatches proteins and lipids in vesicles.
- vesicle
- A small, fluid-filled sac bound by a single membrane, used for storage and transport within the cell.
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