Cell Function
nuclear division
nu·cle·ar di·vi·sion
Subclass of:
Cell division
Definitions related to nuclear division:
  • A cell division process consisting of a complex series of events or phases (prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase) by means of which two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the chromosomes and DNA content characteristic of the original somatic cells of the species. Part of the process by which the body grows and replaces cells. Although used interchangeably with cell division, strictly speaking the term mitosis refers to nuclear division; cytokinesis refers to division of the cytoplasm. In some cells, as in many fungi and the fertilized eggs of many insects, nuclear division occurs within the cell unaccompanied by division of the cytoplasm and formation of daughter cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The division of a cell nucleus into two nuclei, with DNA and other nuclear contents distributed between the daughter nuclei.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (cell nucleus division) The process by which the cell nucleus is divided.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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