daughter cell
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- noun
- /ˈdɔːtər sɛl/
- Specialized
:
célula hija
- After mitosis is complete, the result is two new daughter cells that carry the same genetic information.
- separate into daughter cells
Examples
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As cells divide, the chromosomal DNA replicates by having each DNA strand make a complementary copy, resulting in identical new DNA for the daughter cells.
Academic text (1992) -
Whereas the other cell, the other daughter cell, started to form blood.
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And again, the daughter cells are both diploid, OK?
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When the cells divide, the DNA replicates and each daughter cell gets a complete copy.
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Completion of mitosis via cytokinesis results in two daughter cells.
Academic text (2003) -
Cell divisions result in cells that are identical to those from which they arose (i.e., daughter cells).
Academic text (2003) -
When a cell divides, it produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the original.
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During cell division, each daughter cell receives a full set of chromosomes to ensure proper function.
Surface Forms
Morphology
daughter + cell
The meaning is directly derivable from 'daughter' (offspring/descendant) + 'cell' (biological unit): it denotes a cell produced from a parent cell, following a common parent–offspring metaphor. This transparent noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically regular and used in basic biology, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Daughter cell comes from the simple image of a parent cell making children. When a cell splits, the new daughter cells are like the parent's 'daughters', so the phrase means 'a cell produced when another cell divides'.