A culture of Dictyostelium slime mold is prepared in which the myosin II gene is deleted.In which activity or activities below are these cells unable to participate?
A)separation of chromosomes during mitosis
B)cell elongation
C)cytokinesis
D)separation of chromosomes during mitosis and cell elongation
E)separation of chromosomes during mitosis and cytokinesis

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Myosin II is crucial for cytokinesis, the process of cell division where the cytoplasm is divided to form two daughter cells. Without myosin II, Dictyostelium cells cannot complete cytokinesis.

A Culture of Dictyostelium Slime Mold Is Prepared in Which