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multiplicative division mul·ti·pli·ca·tive di·vi·sionreproduction by simultaneous division of a mother cell into a number of daughter cells. If the process occurs without fertilization of the mother cell, or encystment, the daughter cells are called merozoites; if they develop within a cyst, and usually after fertilization, they are called sporozoites.mul·ti·pli·ca·tive di·vi·sion (mŭl'ti-pli'kā-tiv di-vizh'ŭn) Reproduction by simultaneous division of a mother cell into a number of daughter cells. If the process occurs without fertilization of the mother cell, or encystment, the daughter cells are called merozoites; if they develop within a cyst, and usually after fertilization, they are called sporozoites. |