Medical Definition of Direct nuclear division
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| 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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Lexicographical Neighbors of Direct Nuclear Division
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