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Amitotic

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Adjective

1. amitotic

pertaining to a simple method of cell division

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Amitotic

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noun
an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division

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Amitotic

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noun
Biology
cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by simple constriction and without halving of chromosomes; direct cell division
see also mitosis

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Amitotic

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n.
Direct cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus, without spindle formation or the appearance of chromosomes.

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