mitosis

noun

Etymology: From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

1. 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.

   “Meronyms: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase”