Term Name: cleavage furrow formation
Synonyms: cleavage furrow positioning
Definition: Generation of the cleavage furrow, a shallow groove in the cell surface near the old metaphase plate that marks the site of cytokinesis. This process includes the recruitment and localized activation of signals such as RhoA at the site of the future furrow to ensure that furrowing initiates at the correct site in the cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0036089]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cytoskeleton-dependent cytokinesis
is a type of: cytokinetic process plasma membrane invagination
has subtype: mitotic cleavage furrow formation