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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Cytokinetic Events in Fission Yeast
Published on: February 20, 2017
CELL DIVISION IN SPIROGYRA. II. CYTOKINESIS
L C Fowke1, J D Pickett-Heaps1
1Research School of Biological Sciences, Canberra City, Australia.
Abstract:
Cytokinesis in cells of Spirogyra sp. was studied with both light and electron microscopes. Early formation of the cross wall was achieved by annular ingrowth of a septum; the cross wall was completed by a phragmoplast containing Golgi vesicles, longitudinally aligned microtubules, and associated electron-dense material. Spirogyra may represent an intermediate stage in the evolution of the phragmoplast seen in higher plants.
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