mitosis
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mitosis
- /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ UK
- /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
Where it comes from
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
noun mitoses
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The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Meronyms: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Similar: karyokinesis, karyomitosis
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noun division of a cell nucleus
| Español | mitosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유사분열 yusabunyeol |
| 日本語 | 有糸分裂 yūshi bunretsu |
| 中文 | 有絲分裂 /有丝分裂 yǒusī fēnliè |
| हिन्दी | समसूत्रण samsūtraṇ, समसूत्री विभाजन samsūtrī vibhājan |
| Português | mitose |
| Français | mitose |
| Deutsch | Mitose, Zellkernteilung |
| Italiano | mitosi |
| Ελληνικά | μίτωση mítosi |
| Русский | мито́з mitóz |
| Tiếng Việt | nguyên phân |
| עברית | מִיטוֹזָה mitóza |
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