Meaning & use
Schizogony
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A form of asexual reproduction in certain protozoans in which the nucleus divides repeatedly before the cell splits into many daughter cells.
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Malaria parasites multiply rapidly in the bloodstream through schizogony.
Researchers studied schizogony to understand how the parasite population explodes during infection.
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From Greek roots meaning "to split" and "offspring"; central to the life cycle of the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite.
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multiple fission
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