cytokinesis

Noun
  1. Organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells (synset 113525700)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    is a part of:
    • meiosis, miosis, reduction division - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
    • mitosis - cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

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