amitotic division

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• amitotic — adj. pertaining to cell division (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• amitotic — [ˌeɪmʌɪ tɒtɪk, ˌamʌɪ ] adjective Biology relating to or denoting the division of a cell nucleus without mitosis. Derivatives amitosis noun amitotically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• amitotic — adjective pertaining to a simple method of cell division • Pertains to noun: ↑amitosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑amitosis …   Useful english dictionary

• fission — 1. The act of splitting, e.g., amitotic division of a cell or its nucleus. 2. Splitting of the nucleus of an atom. [L. fissio, a cleaving, fr. findo, pp. fissus, to cleave] binary f. simple f. in which the two new cells are approximately equal in …   Medical dictionary

• meiosis — The two stage process in sexual reproduction by which the chromosome number is reduced from the somatic to the haploid number. The first division, in which homologous chromosomes pair and exchange genetic material, is followed by amitotic… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• fragmentation — n. [L. frangere, to break] 1. Separated in parts or fragments. 2. Amitotic division. 3. (BRYOZOA) Asexual production of a colony from a single or group of zooids from another colony …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• am´i|tot´i|cal|ly — am|i|tot|ic «AM uh TOT ihk», adjective. reproducing without mitosis: »In both plants and animals, amitotic division of cells usually indicates a diseased or degenerative condition (Harbaugh and Goodrich). –am´i|tot´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• am|i|tot|ic — «AM uh TOT ihk», adjective. reproducing without mitosis: »In both plants and animals, amitotic division of cells usually indicates a diseased or degenerative condition (Harbaugh and Goodrich). –am´i|tot´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• amitosis — 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] * * * …   Universalium

• Chilodonella uncinata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Protista Phylum …   Wikipedia

• amitosis — n. Biol. a form of nuclear division that does not involve mitosis. Etymology: A (1) + MITOSIS * * * 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… …   Useful english dictionary