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mitogen

[ mahy-tuh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

Biology.
  1. any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.


mitogen

/ ˌmaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk; ˈmaɪtədʒən /

noun

  1. any agent that induces mitosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • mitogenic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٴ·· [mahy-t, uh, -, jen, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mitogen1

First recorded in 1950–55; mito(sis) + -gen
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Because these pro-neural genes are not expressed at the early NPC stages but in more mature cell types derived upon mitogen withdrawal, the identification of such priming events highlights that the epigenetic state is useful for predicting regulators relevant at later stages of differentiation.

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