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What is Amitosis cell
( direct cell) division?​

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Amitosis, also called 'karyostenosis' or direct cell division or binary fission. It is cell proliferation that does not occur by mitosis, the mechanism usually identified as essential for cell division in eukaryotes. The polyploid macronucleus found in ciliates divides amitotically.
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It is cell proliferation that does not occur by mitosis, the mechanism usually identified as essential for cell division in eukaryotes.

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