Akademik

amitosis
n. Biol. a form of nuclear division that does not involve mitosis.
Etymology: A-(1) + MITOSIS

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—amitotic /am'i tot"ik, ay'muy-/, adj. —amitotically, adv.
/am'i toh"sis, ay'muy-/, n. Biol.
the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
[1890-95; A-6 + MITOSIS]

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amitosis /a-mi-tōˈsis/ (biology)
noun (pl amitoˈses /-sēz/)
Cell division without mitosis
ORIGIN: ↑a-2 and Gr mitos thread
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amitotic /-totˈik/ adjective
amitotˈically adverb

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