Figure 3. Mechanisms regulating midbody inheritance.
During late telophase cells can form an abscission site either on one side (asymmetric inheritance) or both sides (shedding) of the midbody. In the case of a single abscission site, only one of the cells inherits the midbody. Midbody retention within this cell is then regulated by autohphagy. In contrast, if the cell forms two abscission sites, the midbody is discarded.