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cell division

noun as in formation of cells by dividing

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That gene makes the gut of the female about 20% bigger than the gut in male fruit flies, and makes the female more prone to tumors by activating proteins that cause cell division.

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When a sea anemone's foot was injured, Cheung observed not only cell division at the wound site but also unexpected cell division at the opposite end of the body -- the mouth area.

Cells only survived for an average of about five more cell divisions after hitting this threshold.

In cyanobacteria, the cell division cycle, the process through which one cell grows and divides into two new cells, acts as the 'carrier signal'.

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby -- or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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