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ameiosis

[ ey-mahy-oh-sis ]
/ ˌeɪ maɪˈoʊ sɪs /
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noun Cell Biology.
aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
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Origin of ameiosis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ameiosis

a·mei·ot·ic [ey-mahy-ot-ik], /ˌeɪ maɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ameiosis

ameburia, A.M.E. Church, âme damnée, AMEDS, ameer, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, ameliorated, amelioration, ameloblast
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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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