| Name | cleavage furrow ingression |
| ID | GO_0036090 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | cleavage furrow contraction |
| Description | Advancement of the 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 cytokinesis and partition the cytoplasm between the two daughter cells. The furrow ingresses until a cytoplasmic bridge is formed. |
| Comment | Consider also annotating to 'contractile ring contraction involved in cell cycle cytokinesis ; GO:0000916'. |
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