Meaning | The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells. |
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Synonym | cell division |
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Narrower | amitosis | The direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes |
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cleavage, segmentation | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum |
meiosis, miosis, reduction division | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms |
mitosis | cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes |
Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
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Spanish | división celular |
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Catalan | divisió cel·lular |
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