noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
amitosis
A type of cell division without spindle formation, contrasted with mitosis and meiosis. Technical term used in biology.
無糸分裂は、原核生物などで見られる細胞分裂の一形態である。
Amitosis is a form of cell division observed in prokaryotes and other organisms.
Compound of 無糸 (mushi, 'without threads', referring to spindle fibers) and 分裂 (bunretsu, 'division'). The term is a direct calque from the English 'amitosis'.