The resulting delamination of the two lipid monolayers causes a “lens” to form, the further growth of which creates a spherical droplet that is then released by scission at the neck.
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Scission
//ˈsɪ.ʒən//
Synonyms for "scission" (24 found)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- разрязване noun (the act of division)
- рязане noun (the act of division)
Catalan
1 entries- escissió noun (the act of division)
French
1 entries- scission noun (the act of division)
German
1 entries- Spaltung noun (the act of division)
Italian
2 entries- spacco noun (the act of division)
- taglio noun (the act of division)
Spanish
1 entries- escisión noun (the act of division)
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