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karyokinesis

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: karyokinesis
 
(¦kar·ē·ō·kə′nē·səs)

(cell and molecular biology) Nuclear division characteristic of mitosis.


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Medical Dictionary: kar·y·o·ki·ne·sis
 
(kăr'ē-ō-kə-nē'sĭs)
n.

See mitosis (sense ).

kar'y·o·ki·net'ic (-nĕt'ĭk) adj.
 
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Division of the nucleus, usually an early stage in the process of cell division, or mitosis.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis


 
 

 

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