adjective
- relating to or involving mitosis, the process of cell division in which a cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells
Usage: biology
Examples
- The mitotic phase is when the cell actually divides into two.
- Scientists observed mitotic activity in the rapidly growing tissue.
- Mitotic spindles help separate chromosomes during cell division.
- The researcher counted mitotic figures under the microscope.
- Cancer cells often show abnormal mitotic patterns.
- Mitotic checkpoints ensure proper chromosome separation.