mitosis
Meaning
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.
Synonyms
mitotic division
mitotic recombination
mitochysis
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
Etymology
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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