Mitotic cell division (mitosis followed by cytokinesis) is the normal mode of asexual reproduction in unicellular eukaryotes, and it is the means by which an organism’s cells, tissues, and organs develop and are maintained in multicellular eukaryotes. During mitosis and cytokinesis, the parental cell’s DNA is divided and passed on to two daughter cells. This process is continuous, but is divided into discrete steps marked by dramatic changes in the cytoskeleton and in the packaging and movement of the chromosomes.