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mitosis Definition


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mitosis
noun
    mitoses
    1. biol.
      A type of cell division that results in the production of two daughter cells with identical nuclei, each of which contains the same genes and the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. Compare meiosis.
Derivative: mitotic
adj
    Etymology: 19c: Latin, from Greek mitos fibre.



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