Term Name: cleavage furrow
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Definition: The cleavage furrow is a plasma membrane invagination at the cell division site. The cleavage furrow begins as a shallow groove and eventually deepens to divide the cytoplasm.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032154]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cell division site
has parts: cleavage furrow leading edge cleavage furrow rim
is a type of: plasma membrane region