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mitosis

/maɪˈtəʊsɪs/noun

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    [U] biology

    the type of cell division in which one cell divides into two new cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell

    समसूत्री विभाजन

    • Growth and the repair of damaged tissue take place by mitosis.
    • During mitosis, the chromosomes are copied and shared equally between the two new cells.
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mitotic adjective
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Do not confuse mitosis (one cell gives two identical cells with the same number of chromosomes) and meiosis (one cell gives four cells with half the number of chromosomes, used to make gametes).

Mitosis (एक कोशिका से समान chromosomes वाली दो एक जैसी कोशिकाएँ बनती हैं) और meiosis (एक कोशिका से आधे chromosomes वाली चार कोशिकाएँ बनती हैं, जिनसे gametes बनते हैं) में भ्रम न करें।