How do plant and animal cells differ in the execution of cytokinesis? Why don't plant cells undergo cytokinesis in the same manner as animal cells?
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In animal cells, a contractile ring made of actin and myosin filaments forms around the cell membrane at the equator of the cell. This ring contracts, pulling the membrane inward and forming a cleavage furrow that eventually separates the two daughter cells. In Show more…
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