- 1. n. the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes Source: wordnet
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of thenucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation ofchromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct celldivision; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode ofdivision, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highlyspecialized cells which are incapable of long-continuedmultiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in earlystages of degeneration. Source: adambom
- 4. n. the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes Source: ecdict
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