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  • Cytokinesis: Understanding Cell Division and Daughter Cells
    That's correct! The process you're describing is called cytokinesis. This is the final stage of cell division, where the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell divides into two daughter cells.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Mitosis: Before cytokinesis, the cell undergoes mitosis, where the nucleus divides and the chromosomes are duplicated and separated.

    * Cytokinesis: Cytokinesis follows mitosis, and it's the physical process that cleaves the cell into two new cells.

    * Animal cells: In animal cells, a cleavage furrow forms in the plasma membrane, which pinches inward until the cell is divided.

    * Plant cells: In plant cells, a cell plate forms between the daughter nuclei, which eventually develops into a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

    Let me know if you have any more questions about cell division!

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