parentcell
nounUK /ˈpeə.rənt sel/
US /ˈper.ənt sel/
A parent cell is a cell that splits to make new cells.
The parent cell divided into two smaller cells.
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2. A cell from which other cells are produced through division.
Scientists watched the parent cell split under the microscope.
3. A starting cell in a lab experiment that gives rise to a line of cells.
The parent cell was kept in a warm dish to grow more cells.
4. A cell that passes its traits to the cells it creates.
Each new cell got half of the parent cell's parts.