What is cytokinesis? How is cytokinesis in plant cell different from animal cell?
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Process which involves division of a cell’s cytoplasm during mitosis or meiosis is known as cytokinesis.
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Process which involves division of a cell’s cytoplasm during mitosis or meiosis is known as cytokinesis.
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Cytokinesis in plant cells |
C ytokinesis is animal cells |
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The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cell plate formation. |
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The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cleavage. |
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Cell plate formation starts at the centre of the cell and grows outward, toward the lateral walls. |
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Cleavage starts at the periphery and then moves inward , dividing the cell into two parts. |
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