BOTANY WITH BASICS OF HYDROBOTANY (AQUATIC PLANTS OF UKRAINE) - B.Ye. Yakubenko - 2011

V. CYTOLOGY. THE CONCEPT OF THE CELL

Mechanisms of New Cell Formation

Amitosis

Direct division of The Nucleus and The Cell is termed amitosis. In this process, the nucleolus divides first, followed by The formation of a constriction in both the nucleus and the cell. The nuclear envelope does not break down during this division, Chromosomes remain in a despiraled state, and no mitotic spindle is formed. This mode of Cell Division occurs in the storage Tissues of potato tubers, the endosperm, and the internodes of charophyte Algae thalli.

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