what is the difference between cleavage and mitosis
Cytokinesis In Animal Cell: Animal cell has a plasma membrane. A cleavage is formed in the middle of the cell and then this furrow deepens until it meets the membrane. When the membrane fuses, the cell completely divides, forming two daughter cells. This cleavage formed is controlled by cytoskeleton elements which are responsible for pulling the plasma membrane inwards.
Main difference â Mitosis vs Cytokinesis. Mitosis and cytokinesis are two different processes that occur in the cell division cycle. The term mitosis refers to the nuclear division stages, prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase of the cell cycle. Nuclear division in mitosis is known as karyokinesis.