How are mitosis and cytokinesis alike?

Cytokinesis is the physical separation of the cells - a ring of actin (a muscular kind of fiber) pinches the cell into two and creates two separate cells. Mitosis and cytokinesis together are called the M-phase of the cycle. read more

Mitosis is the process by which a cell duplicates its genetic information (DNA), in order to generate two, identical, daughter cells. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. read more

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