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cell division vs miosis

miosis vs cell division

cell division and miosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cell division Yes No No No
miosis Yes No No No
As nouns, miosis is a hyponym of cell division; that is, miosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cell division:
  • cell division: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
  • miosis: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Other hyponyms of cell division include amitosis, cleavage, segmentation, meiosis, reduction division, mitosis.
cell division (noun) miosis (noun)
the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Difference between cell division and miosis

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