thatoneguy Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hey, my question might be pretty straightforward but it has caused some problems doing the past papers in Bio. Is cytokinesis a part of mitosis according to syllabus? Its very confusing because some books state that it is and some that it is not. While the newer textbooks say that cytokinesis occurs AFTER the cytokinesis and it is not a part of mitosis when I did the past papers (2010 or 2009 I think) there was such a question in Papers 1 and according to the answer it actually is part of mitosis. Could anyone shine some light on the topic? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeA'13OSS Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Cytoinesis is actually occurring after mitosis, it is related to but not part of mitosis, This is according to my current bio textbook i am not sure about the syllabus. I suggest since youre solving a past paper to check the marking scheme and see whats the correct answer. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatoneguy Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yeah, my text book says exactly the same but the marking scheme says its a part of mitosis. Now since this test is form 2009 ( I think) maybe the changed so that now cytokenisis stands on its own. Thats why I pose the question Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollero Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I just did a past paper (may 2010) with the question "describe the events that occur during mitosis" and the mark scheme didn't mention cytokinesis so I don't think so Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast93 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) i agree. sometimes it is hard to agree on what belongs where, particularly because these processes are soo small and hardly visible. cytokinesis should be separate from mitosis though. it is the act of separation of cytoplasm to form two daughter cells. Edited April 26, 2012 by Eastcoast93 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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