daughter cell
[ dô′tər ]
Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis. Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell because they contain the same number and type of chromosomes.
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How to use daughter cell in a sentence
The chromosomes are distributed entire, half to one daughter cell, half to the other (reducing division of Weismann, 1887).
Ste Austreberte, the daughter cell of St Saëns, was hardly more than a grange with a chapel attached.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 | Eileen Edna PowerA portion of the nucleus of the parent cell makes its way through the extremely narrow neck into the daughter cell.
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