Asked by CHRIS

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between cytokinesis and mitosis?
Mitosis includes interphase and cytokinesis.
Cytokinesis precedes mitosis in the cell cycle.
Cytokinesis is not a phase of mitosis, but occurs during mitosis.
Interphase includes cytokinesis and mitosis.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Cytokinesis is not a phase of mitosis, but occurs during mitosis."

Explanation: Mitosis refers to nuclear division (prophase → telophase). Cytokinesis is the separate process of cytoplasmic division that usually begins during anaphase/telophase and finishes after mitosis, so it is not formally a phase of mitosis but overlaps it.