cell division
- the division of a cell in reproduction or growth.
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Origin of cell division
First recorded in 1880–85
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This form of cell-division is known as simple or direct division.
Being Well-BornMichael F. Guyer
In other words we have here a process of cell-union before we have the cell-division which follows.
EmbryologyGerald R. Leighton
It grows by cell-division, the cell dividing into four, eight, or sixteen parts on a quaternary scale.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tideAugusta Foote Arnold
It was, however, many years before the details of this “cell-division” were laid bare (see Cell-Division below).
It was, however, many years before the details of the growth and reproduction of the cells (cell-division) became well understood.
Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of CreationGeorge McCready Price
cell division
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cell division
- The process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells, each of which contains the same genetic material as the original cell and roughly half of its cytoplasm.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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cell division
- The process by which a cell divides into two or more cells. Among prokaryotes, cell division occurs by simple fission. Among eukaryotes, the cell nucleus divides first, and then a new cell membrane is formed between the nuclei to form the new cell. Cell division is used as a means of reproduction in organisms that reproduce asexually, as by fission or spore formation, and sexually reproducing organisms form gametes through cell division. Cell division is also the source of tissue growth and repair in multicellular organisms. The two types of cell division in eukaryotic organisms are mitosis and meiosis.
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