Animal Cell Dividing Or Something That Looks Like A Butt

Compare the process of mitosis in plant-like and animal-like cells.

The procedure of cell division is the same for plant and animal cells, until cytokinesis is reached.

In animal cells, a ring of microfilaments formed along the metaphase plate line will contract inwards and pinch off the parent cell membrane, creating two daughter cells. This process is known as creating a cleavage furrow.

Plant cells cannot divide like so because of the rigid cell wall. So instead, a cell plate forms along the metaphase plate line and joins with the pre-existing cell walls, closing off two sides of the parent cell and forming two daughter cells. This cell plate is created with vesicles that contain cellulose and other materials that form the cell wall of a plant.

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