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Noun: karyokinesis  ,ker-ee-ow-ki'nee-sis [N. Amer], ,ka-ree-ow-ki'nee-sis [Brit]
  1. Organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

Type of: biological process, organic process

Part of: meiosis, miosis, mitosis, reduction division

Encyclopedia: Karyokinesis