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cell division

–noun Biology.
the division of a cell in reproduction or growth.

Origin:
1880–85
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cell division  
n.  The process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells. Upon completion of the process, each daughter cell contains the same genetic material as the original cell and roughly half of its cytoplasm.
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Main Entry: cell division
Function: noun
: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division —compare MEIOSIS, MITOSIS
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cell division n.
The process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells, each of which contains the same genetic material as the original cell and roughly half of its cytoplasm.

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