28. the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells. It occurs concurrently with two types of nuclear division called mitosis and meiosis, which occur in animal cells.
29. Cytokinesis is the process in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells. ... Animal cells divide by a cleavage furrow. Plant cells divide by a cell plate that eventually becomes the cell wall. Cytoplasm and cell membranes are necessary for cytokinesis in both plants and animals.
30. Because of recombination and independent assortment in meiosis, each gamete contains a different set of DNA. ... Recombination or crossing over occurs during prophase I. Homologous chromosomes – 1 inherited from each parent – pair along their lengths, gene by gene.
