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mitosis

[mahy-toh-sis] / maɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
NOUN
cell division
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Perhaps that’s the next phase of Coachella’s mitosis: Weekend 1 determines how Coachella is seen, and Weekend 2 is where that attention is extended, maybe even reshaped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The discovery may also explain a long-observed burst in gene transcription that occurs near the end of mitosis.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025

Many of these loops allow genes to interact with distant regulatory regions -- sometimes millions of base pairs apart -- while others form during mitosis to pack chromosomes tightly.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025

Another species, C. perkinsii, turned out to be much more animal-like, relying on open mitosis.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

This is accomplished by the process of mitosis, or nuclear division.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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