In prokaryotes, what is the process mediated by the ftsZ proteins during cell division?
A) only eukaryotes carry the genes that encode for the ftsZ proteins.
B) cell wall 'softening' so it can expand and extend across two cells.
C) the growth of the cell wall and membrane across the middle of the cell.
D) the formation of a ring of microfilaments perpendicular to the point of cell division.
E) chromosomal duplication.

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FtsZ proteins are essential for the cytokinesis in prokaryotes, where they form a ring at the future site of division, guiding the assembly of the new cell wall and membrane across the middle of the cell.

In Prokaryotes, What Is the Process Mediated by the FtsZ