plasmotomy
Meanings
noun
- A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.
Word forms
Etymology
Likely from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ n (plắsmă, “something formed, a creation or formation”) + -otomy (“an incision”).
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