Mitosis

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Mitosis
TermMitosis
Short definitionMitosis - (pronounced) (my-TOH-sister) The process by which a single parent cell divides to form two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Mitosis - (pronounced) (my-TOH-sister) The process by which a single parent cell divides to form two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. This process allows the body to grow and replace cells

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