= Cell division
<Cell division> partitions a parent <biological cell> into daughter <biological cells>. In a typical proliferating <eukaryote>, <DNA replication> precedes <mitosis>, which allocates <chromosomes>, and <cytokinesis> separates the <cytoplasm>. These events can be uncoupled: nuclear division without <cytokinesis> produces a <cell> with multiple nuclei. In many <bacteria>, <binary fission> instead coordinates <chromosome> segregation with formation of a new division boundary. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapter 18, The Mechanics of Cell Division: mitosis and cytokinesis]{ref}
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