Question

The term amitosis was coined by

• A. Flemming
• B. Strasburger
• C. Remak
• D. Moses

Answer 1

The correct option is A Flemming

Amitosis is known as direct cell division. It was coined by Flemming. It is a method of cell proliferation which do not occur by mitosis. It is a method of asexual reproduction. It take place in two phases karyokinesis and cytokinesis. The nucleus elongates first and takes a dumbbell shape with a narrow constriction which gets deeper later and divides the nucleus into two halves. The cytokinesis takes place by constriction of cytoplasm which divides the cell into two equal or approximately similar halves.

So, the correct answer is option A.