During cytokinesis, a contractile ring of actin microfilament forms the ______________ and pinches the cell apart.     A. Kinetochores   B. Cleavage furrow   C. Equator   D. Asters

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During cytokinesis, a contractile ring of actin microfilament forms the ______________ and pinches the cell apart.

 

  A.

Kinetochores

  B.

Cleavage furrow

  C.

Equator

  D.

Asters

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