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The earliest phase of wall formation occurs as an integral part of cell division. As the two sets of chromosomes separate to form the daughter nuclei during anaphase, small vesicles accumulate and align themselves in the plane of cell division, approximately midway between the two daughter nuclei (Fig. 3.1). Starting at the centre of the wall, these vesicles fuse to form the earliest part of the new wall, called the cell plate. The cell plate grows from the centre of the cell out towards the pre-existing cell walls, until it eventually fuses with them. Cell division is then complete.
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Brett, C., Waldron, K. (1990). Cell-wall formation. In: Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Cell Walls. Topics in Plant Physiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9641-6_3
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