Question

Cell division typically yields two daughter cells, each with one nucleus. How is the occasional binucleate condition of liver cells explained?

Answer 1

Answer:

The absence of cytokinesis after nuclear division forms cells with two nuclei.

Explanation:

Under normal conditions, the division of nucleus by mitosis or meiosis is followed by the division of cytoplasm. The division of cytoplasm divides the cytoplasm among the daughter nuclei. This results in the formation of two daughter cells from one parent cell that has undergone mitosis. However, in the absence of cytokinesis, the cytoplasm would not be distributed among the daughter nuclei and the parent cell would have two daughter nuclei. This is called the binucleate condition as found in the liver cells.