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caryocinesis

caryocinesis is the alternative form of karyokinesis.

Meaning of karyokinesis

Noun

karyokinesis (countable and uncountable, plural karyokineses)

  1. The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.

Questions about caryocinesis

What is caryocinesis the alternative form of?
Caryocinesis is the alternative form of karyokinesis.

Words near caryocinesis in the dictionary

  1. caryinite
  2. Caryl
  3. Caryn
  4. Caryneia
  5. caryocaraceous
  6. caryocinesis
  7. caryocyte
  8. caryodid
  9. caryodids
  10. caryokinesis
  11. caryokinetic

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