Mitosis Definition

mī-tōsĭs
mitoses
noun
The indirect and more common method of nuclear division of cells, consisting typically of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase: the nuclear chromatin first appears as long threads which shorten and thicken to form the typical number of chromosomes, each of which splits lengthwise to double in number, with half of each set then moving toward opposite poles of the cell to become reorganized into two new nuclei with the normal number of chromosomes.
Webster's New World
The entire process of cell division including division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
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Other Word Forms of Mitosis

Noun

Singular:
mitosis
Plural:
mitoses

Origin of Mitosis

  • From German Mitosis, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mitos, “thread") + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek mitos warp thread –osis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mitosis Sentence Examples

  • When mitosis is about to take place, they separate from one another and pass to the poles of the nucleus, forming the achromatic spindle.

  • Here the cell is about to start entering mitosis.

  • This is imperative if cell mitosis is to continue, as cell division will only occur if cells are kept at body temperature.

  • If the chromosomes of such cells are selectively stained with a dye such as acetic orcein, stages in mitosis can be observed.

  • It has been shown that, in cells of Spiro gyra placed under special conditions, amitotic division can be induced, and that normal mitosis is resumed when they are placed again under normal conditions.

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