mitosis
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To explore this, they decided to examine what happens to these structures as cells go through mitosis.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
They also discovered that these loops appear to form as a result of the genome compaction that occurs during mitosis.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
Most animal cells undergo 'open' mitosis, in which the nuclear envelope -- the two-layered membrane separating the nucleus from the rest of the cell -- breaks down when cell division begins.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
However, most fungi use a different form of cell division -- called 'closed' mitosis -- in which the nuclear envelope remains intact throughout the division process.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
I don’t want to forget what I’ve learned, so I make mental diagrams of the respiratory system, the process of condensation, meiosis and mitosis.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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