mitosis
The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two…The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
» The alien microorganisms continued their mitosis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Meronyms: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Mitose, Zellkernteilung
мито́зmitóz
міто́зmitóz
cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
Examples
2 sentencesThe alien microorganisms continued their mitosis.
Cells have two methods of reproduction: mitosis and meiosis.
Translations
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Origin
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in refereFrom German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
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Forms
plural: mitosesSynonyms
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