cleavage furrow ingression

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Namecleavage furrow ingression
IDGO_0036090
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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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