noun
- a type of cell division in which one cell divides to produce two identical cells, each having the same number of chromosomes as the original cell
Usage: biology
Examples
- During mitosis, the cell’s chromosomes are duplicated and then separated into two identical sets.
- Students observed mitosis under the microscope by examining onion root tip cells.
- Mitosis is essential for growth and repair in multicellular organisms.
- The process of mitosis consists of several distinct phases including prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
- Cancer occurs when mitosis becomes uncontrolled and cells divide rapidly.
- Unlike meiosis, mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells.