Mitosis vs Cleavage - What's the difference?
mitosis | cleavage |
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
(mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes.
(biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
* 1946 , "Cinema: Cleavage and the Code", Time , 5 Aug 1946:
(chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
(politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.
As nouns the difference between mitosis and cleavage
is that mitosis is the division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division while cleavage is the act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.mitosis
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(wikipedia mitosis)Noun
(mitoses)Synonyms
* karyokinesisMeronyms
* prophase * metaphase * anaphase * telophaseDerived terms
* mitotic * mitoticallySee also
* meiosiscleavage
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(en noun)- Low-cut Restoration costumes worn by the Misses Lockwood and Roc (see cut) display too much "cleavage " (Johnston Office trade term for the shadowed depression dividing an actress' bosom into two distinct sections).