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What is the difference between mitosis in plant cells and mitosis in animal cells?

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the main difference is that in the mitosis of plant cells a cell plate forms in cytokinesis during plant cell mitosis and a cleavage furrow forms during animal cell mitosis. also, I'm almost positive that mitotis spindle fiber forms in animal cells but not plant cells.






A plant cell, during mitosis, has no centriole, so in the second phase [metaphase], spindle fibers do not connect to the [missing] centriole that move in opposite directions in animal cell mitosis. Also, instead of having a cleavage, like in animal cell mitosis, a cell plate forms.





As far as i Know, in plant cells, no centrosome(centriole) or asters(star like figures at opposite poles) are not formed, but spindle fibres still occurs formed by the cytoplasmic strands(microtubules). also in the telophase in plant cells, the cytoplasm does not constrict(furrow is not formed), but a cell plate is formed from the centre to the periphary, thus dividing it into two daughter cells.





Animal cells do not have centrioles so the spindle fibers do not connect to centrioles and move to opposite poles, spindle fibers are instead formed by microtubules. Additionally, in the telophase in plant cells, the cytoplasm does not narrow or compress, a cell plate is instead formed in the centre of the cell and this divides it into two daughter cells.
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