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nouncell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomestype of:
Definition that contains mitosis
- aster star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
- anaphase the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
- telophase the final stage of mitosis
- centromere a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
- prophase the first stage of mitosis
- metaphase the second stage of mitosis
- karyokinetic of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
- kinetochore a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
- anaphasic of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase
- mitogen an agent that triggers mitosis