The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between Plant Mitosis and Animal Mitosis.
Difference # Plant Mitosis:
1. It occurs generally in the region of a meristem.
2. Plant mitosis is generally controlled by hormone cytokine.
3. The cell does not change shape prior to division.
4. Spindle is anastral.
5. Centrioles are absent.
6. The equatorial region of the spindle forms phragmoplast.
7. Cytokinesis generally occurs by cell plate method.
8. Cell plate grows centrifugally.
9. Microfilaments do not have much role in cytokinesis.
10. Cell plate or middle lamella cements the daughter cells.
Difference # Animal Mitosis:
1. It occurs at several places.
2. Animal motisis is controlled by a number of mitogens like lymphokines, epidermal growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, etc.
3. The cell often becomes spherical prior to division.
4. Spindle is amphiaster (= astral) with one aster at each pole.
5. The spindle poles possess centriole pairs.
6. The equatorial region of the spindle forms midbody.
7. Cytokinesis occurs by cleavage.
8. Cleavage proceeds centripetally.
9. Microfilaments bring about cleavage.
10. Cleavage creates an intercellular space between the daughter cells.