Cytokinesis is the physical process of cell division, which divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells. It occurs concurrently with two types of nuclear division called mitosis and meiosis, which occur in animal cells.
What stage is a cell in when the cytoplasm divides?
During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells. M phase involves two distinct division-related processes: mitosis and cytokinesis.
Where does the cytoplasm divide?
Cytoplasm splits exactly on the telophase, which is the last phase in the mitosis. Here, the protein filaments called the contractile ring emerges, thus making a division or separation in 2 nuclear contents which in turn results in the formation of 2 daughter nuclei.