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cell division

noun as in formation of cells by dividing

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The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby -- or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor.

Reduced cell division and cancer spread were also observed in experiments conducted on zebrafish.

From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on Earth relies on cell division for growth, reproduction, and species survival.

This prevents uncontrolled cell division and cancer formation.

During cell division and growth, actomyosin pushes the nuclei of different cells back and forth to influence the shapes of individual cells that make up the wing disc.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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