cell division
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1. the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | amitosis, |
| definition | : | the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cleavage, segmentation, |
| definition | : | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | meiosis, miosis, reduction division, |
| definition | : | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | mitosis, |
| definition | : | cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes (noun.process) |
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