cell division

Noun
  1. The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells (synset 113465876)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    subtypes:
    • amitosis - the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
    • cleavage, segmentation - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
    • meiosis, miosis, reduction division - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
    • mitosis - cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
    same as: cellular division

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