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1. (n.) mitosis
the usual method of cell division, characterized by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form that condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of the two new daughter cells.
Etymology: (1885–90; < G
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1. (noun) mitosis
cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
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1. (noun) mitosis
see Karyokinesis
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1. mitosis
A type of CELL NUCLEUS division by means of which the two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the number of CHROMOSOMES of the somatic cells of the species.
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