AMITOSIS
\ˌamɪtˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ˌamɪtˈəʊsɪs], \ˌa_m_ɪ_t_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.
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Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.
By Noah Webster.
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Cell-division and cleavage of the nucleus without the thread-like formation of the nuclear material.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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