Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun biology The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

cyto- + -kinesis

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word cytokinesis.

Examples

  • Cytokinesis - The final stage in the process of cell division is known as cytokinesis, which usually begins during late anaphase or early telophase (before mitosis ends) as the nuclear envelope and nucleoli are reforming and the chromosomes are de-condensing (see Figure 1 (f)).

    unknown title 2009

  • Cytokinesis - The final stage in the process of cell division is known as cytokinesis, which usually begins during late anaphase or early telophase (before mitosis ends) as the nuclear envelope and nucleoli are reforming and the chromosomes are de-condensing (see Figure 1 (f)).

    unknown title 2009

  • Cytokinesis - The final stage in the process of cell division is known as cytokinesis, which usually begins during late anaphase or early telophase (before mitosis ends) as the nuclear envelope and nucleoli are reforming and the chromosomes are de-condensing (see Figure 1 (f)).

    unknown title 2009

  • In this quest we are currently focusing on a family of proteins called the ESCRTs which defines and manipulates membrane shapes for several cellular as well as pathological processes such as cytokinesis, multivesicular body biogenesis, phagocytosis and

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

  • In this quest we are currently focusing on a family of proteins called the ESCRTs which defines and manipulates membrane shapes for several cellular as well as pathological processes such as cytokinesis, multivesicular body biogenesis, phagocytosis and

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

  • In this quest we are currently focusing on a family of proteins called the ESCRTs which defines and manipulates membrane shapes for several cellular as well as pathological processes such as cytokinesis, multivesicular body biogenesis, phagocytosis and

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

  • Do you reproduce by mitosis and cytokinesis like amoebas do?

    Think Progress » Justice Department Intervenes In Gay Rights Suit For The First Time In A Decade 2010

  • From the 38 genes, 14 ~37% are annotated in the slim GO annotation as participating in cell-cycle,meiosis or cytokinesis.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Pedro Beltrao 2007

  • From the 38 genes, 14 ~37% are annotated in the slim GO annotation as participating in cell-cycle,meiosis or cytokinesis.

    Public Rambling Pedro Beltrao 2007

  • Functional analysis of human microtubule-based motor proteins, the kinesins and dyneins, in mitosis/cytokinesis using RNA interference.

    Wells vs tiny flies - The Panda's Thumb 2006

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.