The period of the cell cycle when CELLS divide their nucleus and cytoplasm.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002455
altLabel
Division, Cell
M Phase
Cell Division Phase
Divisions, Cell
Cell Divisions
Division Phase, Cell
Phase, M
Phases, M
Phase, Cell Division
M Phases
AN
coordinate with specific cell /cytol; permitted with microorganisms; for cell division of cytoplasm only, use CYTOKINESIS; note X ref M PHASE: MITOTIC M PHASE and MEIOTIC M PHASE are also available
AQL
DE ES GE IM PH RE
cui
C0007591
C0007590
DC
1
definition
The period of the cell cycle when CELLS divide their nucleus and cytoplasm.
The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION.