ameiosis

[ ey-mahy-oh-sis ]

/ ˌeɪ maɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Cell Biology.

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

Nearby words

amebula, ameburia, ameds, ameer, ameerate, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, amelioration, ameloblast, ameloblastic fibroma

Origin of ameiosis

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

Related forms

a·mei·ot·ic

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ameiosis

ameiosis

/ (ˌeɪmaɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

biology the absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis

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