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mitosis

mi·to·sis

UK/maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ US/maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

Origin

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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