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a term describing the fragmentation of the nucleus of a cell undergoing programmed cell death (apoptosis). This is a step that is preceded by pyknosis, the shrinking of the cell nucleus.
For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis and Cell Death Dictionary section of this encyclopedia.
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