Cytokinesis

Definition

Division of the cytoplasm and cell membrane to form two separate cells.

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Specification 2.1 · Paper 1

Cytokinesis divides the rest of the cell. Together, they produce two daughter cells, each with the same set of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Revise: Mitosis and the Cell Cycle

Specification B2.1b · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)

The division of a cell's cytoplasm and cell membrane after nuclear division, producing two separate cells.

1
Keep telophase and cytokinesis distinct: nuclei reform in telophase; the cytoplasm divides in cytokinesis.
2
Distinguish mitosis, which divides the nucleus, from cytokinesis, which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane.

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Cytokinesis: the cytoplasm and cell membrane divide, separating the parent cell into two daughter cells.