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Why do you suppose cytokinesis generally occurs in the cell's midplane?
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∙ 9y ago
During cytokinesis process, the cell will be divided to form two new cells. In animal cell, a cell membrane is formed at the middle of cell and pinches the cell. In plant cell, a cell plate will be formed at the cell's midplane that gradually change into cell membrane and then surrounded with cell wall. After a cell underwent the telophase, the content in the cell such a nucleus and choromosomes will we duplicated. Two nucleuses and two set of chromosomes will be formed at the opposite pole of the cell and cytokinesis process started to take place. Hence, the cytokinesis had to occur in the cell's midplane, right between both poles, so that the cell's content can be equally divided into two distinct daughter cells. Cytokinesis that takes place at the midplane ensures that both daughter cells end up with same size and consist of evenly distributed cellular components.
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What stage occurs after cytokinesis?
G1 phase
How does cytokinesis ina male differ from that in a human female?
The process of cytokinesis is the same in both males and females. Cytokinesis refers to division of cytoplasm. Cytokinesis occurs at the end of mitosis and meiosis.
What is an example of cytokinesis?
Cytokinesis occurs whenever a cell splits into two cells. Mitosis and Meiosis are the two main events where cytokinesis happens.
At what point in mitosis does cytokinesis occur?
Mitosis occurs during the last phase- Telophase.
What phase of mitosis occurs at the same time as cytokinesis?
Cytokenisis occurs at the same time as Telophase.
What occurs after mitosis?
cytokinesis
What stage occurs after cytokinesis?
G1 phase
What occurs during ctyokinesis?
Cell plate formation occurs during cytokinesis.
How does cytokinesis ina male differ from that in a human female?
The process of cytokinesis is the same in both males and females. Cytokinesis refers to division of cytoplasm. Cytokinesis occurs at the end of mitosis and meiosis.
What is an example of cytokinesis?
Cytokinesis occurs whenever a cell splits into two cells. Mitosis and Meiosis are the two main events where cytokinesis happens.
What phase is it when two cells undergo cytokinesis?
meoesis II -telophase occurs simultaneously with cytokinesis with two cells
At what point in mitosis does cytokinesis occur?
Mitosis occurs during the last phase- Telophase.
Does cytokinesis occur during anaphase?
No, it occurs after telophase, which is after anaphase.
What part of the cell cycle is occurring simultaneously to telophase?
Cytokinesis usually occurs at the same time as telophase. So the answer would be cytokinesis.
Where is cell division located in a cell cycle?
Cytokinesis occurs in the cytoplasm as this is where the cleavage furrow is formed.
What phase of mitosis occurs at the same time as cytokinesis?
Cytokenisis occurs at the same time as Telophase.
When does cytoplasim of a cell get divided?
Cytokinesis occurs in telophase of mitosis and meiosis.
