ameiosis

[ey-mahy-oh-sis]

noun Cell Biology.

aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.

Origin of ameiosis

From New Latin; see origin at a-⁶, meiosis

Related formsa·mei·ot·ic

[ey-mahy-ot-ik] /ˌeɪ maɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ameiosis

ameiosis

noun

biology the absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis

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