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Cell division - Glossary Entry
Synonym(s)
cell replication
cleavage, cell
Definition(s)
the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division -- compare MEIOSIS, MITOSIS
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Related discussion in the Handbook
Mitosis and meiosis: cell division
(illustration)
How do cells divide?
What is a chromosome?
What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur?
Published: October 18, 2004
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