cytokinesis
Americannoun
noun
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The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus during cell division.
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See Note at mitosis
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Origin of cytokinesis
Vocabulary lists containing cytokinesis
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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In cytokinesis failure, chromosome distribution remains more balanced, allowing cells to stay more stable.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
During cytokinesis failure, the cell completes nearly the entire division process but fails at the final step where it physically splits into two separate cells.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Cells created through cytokinesis failure were much more stable and had a higher chance of surviving.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
The zygote undergoes mitosis without cytokinesis, resulting in a single-celled, multinucleate mass visible to the naked eye.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Usually the cell will divide after mitosis in a process called cytokinesis in which the cytoplasm is divided and two daughter cells are formed.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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