Term Name: | mitotic cleavage furrow ingression |
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Definition: | Advancement of the mitotic cleavage furrow from the outside of the cell inward towards the center of the cell. The cleavage furrow acts as a 'purse string' which draws tight to separate daughter cells during mitotic cytokinesis and partition the cytoplasm between the two daughter cells. The furrow ingresses until a cytoplasmic bridge is formed. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:1990386] QuickGO AmiGO |