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mitosis
UK/maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/US/maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
noun
What it means
- countableuncountablebiologyThe 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
Synonyms: karyokinesis, karyomitosis
In a sentence
Meronyms: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Where it comes from
- Ancient Greekμίτος“thread”
- GermanMitose
- Englishmitosis
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
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