( ( cleavage ( ( The process ) ( of ( ( ( cytokinesis ( in ( animal cells ) ) ) , ) ( characterized ( by ( pinching ( of ( the ( plasma membrane ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ; )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB cleavage) (NP (NP (DT The) (NN process)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS cytokinesis)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN animal) (NNS cells))) (, ,) (VP (VBN characterized) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG pinching) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN plasma) (NN membrane))))))))))) (: ;)))
cleavage The process of cytokinesis in animal cells, characterized by pinching of the plasma membrane;
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN plasma) (NN membrane)) (VP (VBZ encloses) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN border)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN animal) (NNS cells))))) (. .)))