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cell cycle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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  • Afrikaans: selsiklus — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • Chinese Mandarin: 細胞週期 /细胞周期 (xìbāo zhōuqī) — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • German: Zellzyklus — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • Hungarian: sejtciklus — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • Northern Kurdish: çerxa xaneyê — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • Vietnamese: chu kì tế bào — life cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • Vietnamese: chu kì phân bào — life cycle of eukaryotic cells