Noun: cytokinesis ,sI-tow-ki'nee-sis
- Organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
"Cytokinesis completes cell division by physically separating the two new cells"
Type of: biological process, organic process
Part of: meiosis, mitosis, reduction division
Encyclopedia: Cytokinesis