When Mitosis Occurs Without Cytokinesis?

Usually, cytokinesis is the last phase in mitosis in which the contents of the cell (cytoplasm and nuclei) are divided over two separate, identical daughter cells. The result of mitosis without cytokinesis will be a cell with more than one nucleus. Such a cell is called a multinucleated cell

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Multinucleate cells (multinucleated or polynuclear cells) are eukaryotic cells that have more than one nucleus per cell, i.e., multiple nuclei share one common cytoplasm. ... For example, slime molds have a vegetative, multinucleate life stage called a plasmodium.
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Can you have mitosis without cytokinesis?

Mitosis Can Occur Without Cytokinesis

Although nuclear division is usually followed by cytoplasmic division, there are exceptions. Some cells undergo multiple rounds of nuclear division without intervening cytoplasmic division.

Which would most likely happen if a cell undergoes mitosis but not cytokinesis?

Which would most likely happen if a cell undergoes mitosis, but not cytokinesis? The cell would not have a nucleus.

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