Def cytokinesis and note down its phases.
Cytokinesis is the biological process in which division of cytoplasm of cell takes place to produce two daughter cells.
Phases of cytokinesis:
Phases of cytokinesis:
Cytokinesis in plant cells |
C ytokinesis is animal cells |
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(i) |
The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cell plate formation. |
(i) |
The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cleavage. |
(ii) |
Cell plate formation starts at the centre of the cell and grows outward, toward the lateral walls. |
(ii) |
Cleavage starts at the periphery and then moves inward , dividing the cell into two parts. |