How does cytokinesis usually occur in plant cells?
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Correct answer: By formation of a cell plate
Plant cells form a cell plate during cytokinesis because their rigid cell wall prevents cleavage furrow formation. The cell plate develops into the new cell wall between daughter cells.
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