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Amitosis

Amitosis Meaning & Definition
Amitosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amitosis?

[n] the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes

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See Also | cell division | cellular division

Amitosis In Webster's Dictionary

\Am`i*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {A-} not, and {Mitosis}.] (Biol.) 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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