Mitosis
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| Mitosis | |
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| Term | Mitosis |
| Short definition | 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. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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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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