also: むすめさいぼう
noun
daughter cell
Biology term for a cell produced by the division of a parent cell.
細胞分裂によって、一つの母細胞から二つの娘細胞が生じる。
Through cell division, two daughter cells arise from one parent cell.
Standard kanji form; reading じょうさいぼう is the most common.
Alternate reading restricted to 娘細胞; rarely used.
Alternate kanji form using 嬢; less common than 娘細胞.
母細胞 means 'parent cell', the cell that divides to produce daughter cells.
Compound of 娘 (daughter) or 嬢 (young lady) and 細胞 (cell). The term is a direct translation of the English 'daughter cell'.