What is cytokinesis? How is cytokinesis in plant cell different from animal cell?

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Process which involves division of a cell’s cytoplasm during mitosis or meiosis is known as cytokinesis.

Cytokinesis in plant cells

C ytokinesis is animal cells

(i)

The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cell plate formation.

(i)

The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cleavage.

(ii)

Cell plate formation starts at the centre of the cell and grows outward, toward the lateral walls.

(ii)

Cleavage starts at the periphery and then moves inward , dividing the cell into two parts.

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Cytokinesis in plant cells		C ytokinesis is animal cells
(i)	The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cell plate formation.	(i)	The division of the cytoplasm takes place by cleavage.
(ii)	Cell plate formation starts at the centre of the cell and grows outward, toward the lateral walls.	(ii)	Cleavage starts at the periphery and then moves inward , dividing the cell into two parts.