daughter cell

American  

[daw-ter sel] / ˈdɔ tər ˌsɛl /

noun

plural

daughter cells

1. Cell Biology. any new cell produced in the course of mitosis or meiosis by the division of an existing cell.

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daughter cell Scientific  

/ dô′tər /

1. Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis. Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell because they contain the same number and type of chromosomes.

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Other Word Forms

• daughter-cell adjective

Example Sentences

This machinery pulls each chromosome apart so that the two new daughter cells receive the correct genetic material.

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This structure tightens like a drawstring, squeezing the cell into two daughter cells.

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A single cell duplicates three billion DNA letters and manages to distribute perfect copies to both daughter cells.

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During this phase, chromosomes compact dramatically to ensure they can be duplicated and evenly distributed between daughter cells.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists found that how tight a parental T cell grabs a cancer protein determines if its daughter cells will be anti-cancer effectors or exhausted.

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