Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as mitosic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to mitosis; karyokinetic; ; -- opposed to amitotic.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to mitosis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or undergoing mitosis

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Examples

  • The mammalian NIMA-related kinases (Neks) are commonly referred to as mitotic kinases, although a definitive in vivo verification of this definition is largely missing.

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  • The team of scientists from the University of Dundee have found that structures called mitotic spindles, which separate genetic material during the process of cell division, line up in stem cells in different ways within normal and pre-cancerous tissues.

    Cancer Research UK - RSS Feed 2010

  • The team of scientists from the University of Dundee have found that structures called mitotic spindles, which separate genetic material during the process of cell division, line up in stem cells in different ways within normal and pre-cancerous tissues.

    Cancer Research UK - RSS Feed 2010

  • Forces in a structure called the mitotic spindle guide the replicated chromosomes to opposing sides as one cell eventually becomes two.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Forces in a structure called the mitotic spindle guide the replicated chromosomes to opposing sides as one cell eventually becomes two.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Introducing the chemical induced a type of cell death, called mitotic catastrophe.

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  • Forces in a structure called the mitotic spindle guide the replicated chromosomes to opposing sides as one cell eventually becomes two.

    innovations-report 2009

  • Curcumin disrupts a number of cycles in cancer cell and causes a particular type of cell death known as mitotic catastrophe.

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  • The pro-tein also plays a part in regulating the so-called mitotic checkpoints, which serve as qual-ity control for cell division.

    innovations-report 2008

  • The pro-tein also plays a part in regulating the so-called mitotic checkpoints, which serve as qual-ity control for cell division.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2008

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