Karyofission

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fission of the nuclei of cells uncountable

    "Black lines indicate the proportion of the nuclear volume contained by the daughter and mother immediately preceding karyofission."

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"Black lines indicate the proportion of the nuclear volume contained by the daughter and mother immediately preceding karyofission."

Etymology

From karyo- + fission.

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