Type of Cytokinesis
There are two different types of cytokinesis that occur in plant and animal separately cleavage cytokinesis in animal cells and cell plate cytokinesis in plant cells
- Cleavage cytokinesis in animal cells: In animal cell cytokinesis first a cleavage starts from the edges of the cell and deepens to from a furrow which cuts the parent cell dividing into two daughter cells
- Cell plate cytokinesis in plant cells: In plant cell cytokinesis a structure called as cell plate is formed the cell plate starts to expands from the center of the plant cell to the edges of the cell and then separating the two identical daughter cells.
Difference between Plant and Animal Cytokinesis
The Difference between Plant and Animal cytokinesis is plant cells form a cell plate during cytokinesis and animal cells divide by forming a cleavage. The term “cyto” refers to cells or cytoplasm while the term “kinesis” refers to division. All eukaryotic cells undergo cytokinesis to produce daughter cells, there are differences among plants due to the presence and absence of cell walls, and among animals in the mode of division between plant and animal cells. In this article, we will learn about plant and animal cytokinesis and their differences, and types.
Table of Content
- What is Cytokinesis?
- What is Plant Cytokinesis?
- What is Animal Cytokinesis?
- Type of Cytokinesis
- Difference between Plant and Animal Cytokinesis
- Proteins involved in cytokinesis
- Role of Cytokinesis in Plant and Animal