mitosis

Noun

Meaning

See Karyokinesis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

karyokinesis karyomitosis divided meiosis cell division divisive mitotic cellular division mitotically clastogenic mitoses cellular proliferation

Antonyms

party harmony mutual reaction non-cell division

Hypernyms

cell division cellular division

Examples

A cell inherits a single centrosome at cell division, which is duplicated by the cell before a new round of mitosis begins, giving a pair of centrosomes. Source: Internet

An example of this in cell biology is that activated CDK1 (Cyclin Dependent Kinase 1) activates its activator Cdc25 while at the same time inactivating its inactivator, Wee1, thus allowing for progression of a cell into mitosis. Source: Internet

Because egg cytosol can support successive cycling between mitosis and interphase in vitro, it has been critical to diverse studies of cell division. Source: Internet

Because each resultant daughter cell should be genetically identical to the parent cell, the parent cell must make a copy of each chromosome before mitosis. Source: Internet

At a certain point during the cell cycle in open mitosis, the cell divides to form two cells. Source: Internet

Because cytokinesis usually occurs in conjunction with mitosis, "mitosis" is often used interchangeably with "M phase". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mitoribosomal mitoribosome mitose mitosomal mitosome mitospore