Thursday, March 6, 2014

Word of Today Day 13



Mitosis 



Definition of MITOSIS

1
:  a process that takes place in the nucleus of a dividing cell, involves typically a series of steps consisting of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and results in the formation of two new nuclei each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus — compare meiosis
2
:  cell division in which mitosis occurs

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