mitosis
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Etymology edit
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
Noun edit
mitosis (countable and uncountable, plural mitoses)
- (cytology) 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.
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division of a cell nucleus
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mitosis f (plural mitosis)
Further reading edit
- “mitosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014