karyofission

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

karyo- +‎ fission

Noun[edit]

karyofission (uncountable)

  1. The fission of the nuclei of cells
    • 2015 October 16, “Asymmetrical Inheritance of Plasmids Depends on Dynamic Cellular Geometry and Volume Exclusion Effects”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Black lines indicate the proportion of the nuclear volume contained by the daughter and mother immediately preceding karyofission.