: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division compare meiosis, mitosis
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However, every time a cell divides and DNA is replicated, those protective caps get a little bit shorter, eventually reaching a point where cell division stops.—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025 Induction of experimental cell division to generate cells with reduced chromosome ploidy.—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 Stability is ensured because although these chromosomes carry two centromeres—the anchors used in cell division—only one is active, preventing errors.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cell division
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