Cell Function
cytokinesis Audio
cy·to·ki·ne·sis [ sahy-toh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]
Subclass of:
Cell division
Definitions related to cytokinesis:
  • Process in which the cytoplasm of a cell is divided after nuclear division (mitosis) is complete.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The division of the cytoplasm and the plasma membrane of a cell and its partitioning into two daughter cells.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The process by which the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Cytokinesis, in biology, the process by which one cell physically divides into two cells. Cytokinesis represents the major reproductive procedure of unicellular organisms, and it occurs in the process of embryonic development and tissue growth and repair of higher plants and animals. It generally...
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    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
  • Cleavage, in embryology, the first few cellular divisions of a zygote (fertilized egg). Initially, the zygote splits along a longitudinal plane. The second division is also longitudinal, but at 90 degrees to the plane of the first. The third division is perpendicular to the first two and is...
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