mitoses
Nuclear division processes
Mitoses is the plural of mitosis, the process by which a cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.
The term appears in scientific contexts discussing multiple instances of cell division: The tissue sample showed numerous mitoses, indicating rapid growth.
High mitotic counts often signal abnormal cell proliferation.
First mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- telophaseFinal mitotic stage
- interphasePre-division growth stage
checkpoint · G2
Rotating rod for thread
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- centrosomeMicrotubule-organizing organelle
centrioles · aster · chromatin · chromatids · nuclear envelope · midbody
Parent splitting into offspring
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- daughter cellsCells from division
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
duplication · binary fission · diploid · eukaryotic · asexual reproduction
Abnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
proliferation · malignancy · oncogene · metastasis · pathology · biopsy · adenoma · leukemia
Inspection station on route
- tumor suppressorGene preventing uncontrolled growth
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
prophase
First mitotic stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- telophaseFinal mitotic stage
interphase · checkpoint · G2
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
centrosome · centrioles · aster · chromatin · chromatids · nuclear envelope · midbody
cell division
Parent splitting into offspring
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- daughter cellsCells from division
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
replication · duplication · binary fission · diploid · eukaryotic · asexual reproduction
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
neoplasm · proliferation · malignancy · oncogene · metastasis · pathology · biopsy · adenoma · leukemia · chemotherapy
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- tumor suppressorGene preventing uncontrolled growth
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation