How is the process of cytokinesis different form plant cells to animal cells?
1 Answer
The process of cytokinesis in plant cells involves the formation of cell wall in addition to cell membrane, while in animal cells no cell wall is formed during cytokinesis.
Explanation:
Karyokinesis is followed by cytokinesis.
In plant cells vesicles appear on the equator of the cytoplamic spindle. These vesicles fuse together to form cell plate. The cytoplams on either side of cell plate secretes cell wall made up of cellulose . The cell walls of two daughter cells are cemented together by cell plate termed as middle lamella.
In animal cells, the cell membrane invaginates and the cell is divided into two daughter cells. The daughter cells are not cemented together after cytokines as happens in plant cells.
The basic difference in cytokinesis in plant and animal cells is due to presence or absence of cell wall, respectively.
