cell division
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcellanddivision
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cell
noun[C]
uk/sel/us/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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division
noun
uk/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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(Definition ofcellanddivisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They did not show any migration, but underwent activecelldivisioninside the inoculation spot.
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However, this mechanism of stemcelldivisiondoes not account for the expansion of stem cells following tissue damage.
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It is not matter but the memory of the form that is perpetuated duringcelldivisionand genetic transmission, he insisted.
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Telomere shortening is associated withcelldivisionin vitro and in vivo.
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It seems that disccelldivisioncontinues and normal cell numbers are exceeded only when spatial patterning is disrupted.
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Thereafter, maturation occurs largely in the absence of furthercelldivision, and is characterized by cell expansion and deposition of reserves.
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Evidence for the natural occurrence of zeatin and derivatives: compounds from maize which promotecelldivision.
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The big question about epigenetic states, of course, is how they are perpetuated through cycles ofcelldivision.
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Another important role for microtubules is incelldivision, where they make up the spindle fibres.
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Table 8 also shows thecelldivisionper day of segregants from crosses between d4-96 and wild-type strains with different genotypes.
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The primary function of this transit population is to increase the number of mature cells produced by each stemcelldivision.
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To bring this about, the bacteria suppresscelldivisionand become elongated, as is observed via scanning electron microscopy (b).
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Such cells are hypothesized to be longlived, and to function throughout the life of the individual, and to be specialized forcelldivision.
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Maintenance of the telomere is essential for chromosome stability, and when telomeres become critically short with progressivecelldivision, replicative senescence or apoptosis occurs.
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These areas of research range from understandingcelldivisionto the management of complex networks.
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