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Mitosis in Plants

Plant cells use a similar process to divide with a
few differences. For example, although a plant cell
creates spindle fibers, it lacks centrioles.

spindle
bers

nuclear
membrane
starts to form

Plants Form Cell Plates

Plant cells divide by forming a cell plate in the
middle which grows until its edges reach the
cell’s outer surface, splitting the parent cell into
two daughter cells.

cell plate

daughter
cells

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