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In mitotic slippage, chromosomes are frequently divided unevenly, creating severe genetic imbalance that reduces a cell's ability to survive.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The team focused on two major causes of whole genome duplication: cytokinesis failure and mitotic slippage.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

In mitotic slippage, the cell starts the division process but exits too early before its chromosomes are properly separated.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The female gametophyte is formed from mitotic divisions of the megaspore, forming an eight-nuclei ovule sac.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Experiments with algæ have shown that in the absence of calcium salts mitotic cell division takes place, showing that the nucleus functions properly, but the formation of the new transverse cell-wall is retarded.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred