Which cytoskeletal filaments are most directly involved in cytokinesis (cell division) during cleavage of a dividing cell in animal cells?
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Correct answer: Actin microfilaments forming the contractile ring
During cytokinesis, actin microfilaments (with myosin) assemble a contractile ring at the cleavage furrow, which constricts to divide the cell into two daughter cells.
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