AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

THE CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell membrane pinchthe cell into two daughter cells?
A
telophase
B
interphase
C
prophase
D
cytokinesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ingression, the process whereby the plasma membrane pinches a cell into two daughter cells, is the penultimate step of cytokinesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cytokinesis is the physical process that finally splits the parent cell into two identical daughter cells. During cytokinesis, the cell membrane pinches in at the cell equator, forming a cleft called the cleavage furrow.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells. M phase involves two distinct division-related processes: mitosis and cytokinesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cytokinesis begins in anaphase and ends in telophase, reaching completion as the next interphase begins.

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