postmitotic

postmitotic
post·mi·tot·ic -mī-'tät-ik n a mature cell that is no longer capable of undergoing mitosis compare INTERMITOTIC
postmitotic adj

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post·mi·tot·ic (pōst″mi-totґik) 1. pertaining to the time following or occurring after mitosis in normally dividing cells. See G1 phase, under phase. 2. pertaining to cells that stop dividing after reaching maturity, as cells of the mammalian heart or central nervous system. See G0 phase, under phase.

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