also: おやさいぼう
noun
parent cell
Biology term for a cell that divides to produce daughter cells.
親細胞が分裂して二つの娘細胞ができる。
The parent cell divides to form two daughter cells.
Daughter cell, the product of cell division; contrasts with 親細胞 (parent cell).
Compound of 親 (parent) and 細胞 (cell). The reading しんさいぼう uses the on'yomi of 親, while おやさいぼう uses the kun'yomi.