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cell division
noun as in formation of cells by dividing
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If a culture has to be grown, then you have to bide your time while cell division takes its course.
In the lower orders of one-celled algæ, reproduction takes place by simple cell division.
When a cell division takes place, the nucleus breaks up into a number of thread-like portions which are known as chromosomes.
In the act of cell-division the nuclei of the resulting cells are formed from the nucleus of the primitive cell.
In some cases of cell-division a remnant of the old nucleus is stated to be visible after the fresh nuclei have appeared.
It is clear, as Hertwig has pointed out, that the polar bodies originate by a regular cell division and have the value of cells.
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cell division, such as: amitosis, cellular division, meiosis, and mitosis.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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