| Term: | cell cleavage furrow |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cell |
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| Synonyms: | cells |
| Definition: | Anatomical structure that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009000] |
| Name: | cleavage furrow |
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| Definition: | The cleavage furrow is a plasma membrane invagination at the cell division site. The cleavage furrow begins as a shallow groove and eventually deepens to divide the cytoplasm. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032154] QuickGO AmiGO |