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cell division

NOUN
formation of cells by dividing
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The Y chromosome is especially vulnerable during cell division.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2026

Centromeres are the specific sites on chromosomes where cellular machinery attaches during cell division.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

Dynamic protein behavior is essential for many biological processes, including sensing environmental changes, making decisions inside cells, and controlling cell division.

From Science Daily Mar. 9, 2026

They redesigned the yeast cell cycle so that cell division depended on the behavior of the protein being evolved.

From Science Daily Mar. 9, 2026

The doubling continued in future divisions until further cell division became mechanically impossible.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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