mitozie

Mitozie is a term used in speculative biology and science fiction to describe a hypothetical variant of eukaryotic cell division. Unlike standard mitosis, mitozie is presented as a division process with altered timing and mechanics of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. The term is not part of established biological nomenclature and has little to no presence in peer-reviewed scientific literature.

Origins and usage: The word appears in non-scientific discussions and some thought experiments. It seems to be a portmanteau of mitosis and a suffix suggesting action or process. There is no formal definition accepted by experts.

Concepts and proposed features: In described scenarios, mitozie may involve asynchronous separation of sister chromatids, abnormal spindle dynamics, or accelerated cell-cycle phases, and atypical cytokinesis that partitions cytoplasm in unconventional ways. Consequences may include mosaicism or aneuploidy, reflecting speculative biology rather than observed physiology.

Relationship to real biology: Mitosis and meiosis are well-defined processes in living organisms. Mitozie is not recognized as a real process; researchers treat it as fictional or a hypothetical concept used to explore ideas about cell division or for world-building in fiction.

See also: mitosis, meiosis, cytokinesis, cellular division, speculative biology.