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How are the processes of mitosis and cytokinesis similar in plant and animal cells?

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Mitosis is the division of the nucleolus and other vital organs found within the cell. Cytokinesis calls for the replication of DNA which is necessary before cell division can occur. In plant cells, the large central vacuole (not found in animal cells) must be evenly divided, which also occurs during mitosis. This process does not occur in animal cells, and instead lysosomes (only found in animal cells) must be evenly distributed among the two sister cells. So to summarize, the differences are related to the different organs found in plant and animal cells. Otherwise, everything else occurs as normal! 
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