what does amitosis mean?

AMITOSIS as NOUN

Meaning
- the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
Hypernyms(s) amitosis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- cell division (what does cell division mean?)
- cellular division (what does cellular division mean?)

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