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Definition of Amitosis

1. Noun. The direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes.

Definition of Amitosis

1. n. Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.

Definition of Amitosis

1. Noun. (biology) Direct division of a cell by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes ¹

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Definition of Amitosis

1. a type of cell division [n -TOSES] : AMITOTIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Amitosis

1. An unusual form of nuclear division, in which the nucleus simply constricts, rather like a cell without chromosome condensation or spindle formation. Partitioning of daughter chromosomes is haphazard. Observed in some Protozoa. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

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