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Noun: karyokinesis  `ka-ree-ow-ki'nee-sis
  1. Organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

See also: karyokinetic

Type of: biological process, organic process

Part of: meiosis, miosis, mitosis, reduction division

Encyclopedia: Karyokinesis