mitosis

n. process of cell division resulting in two daughter cells which are identical to the original nucleus (Biology)

Mitosis is the process by which a cell duplicates its genetic information (DNA), in order to generate two, identical, daughter cells. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. This results in two identical daughter cells with a roughly equal distribution of organelles and other cellular components. Mitosis and cytokinesis together define the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle, the division of the mother cell into two daughter cells, each with the genetic equivalent of the parent cell.
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Noun
1. cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
(hypernym) cell division, cellular division
(part-meronym) cytokinesis

n. (Biology) mitosis, process of cell division resulting in two daughter cells which are identical to the original nucleus; meiosis, process of cell division which occurs in the maturation of sex cells

n. mitosis