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Within six weeks, most normal meiotic processes returned, along with healthy sperm production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

However, the mechanisms governing meiotic progression and the specific transcription factors involved remain poorly understood, posing significant challenges in reproductive medicine, particularly concerning male infertility.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

In humans, an evolutionary force called meiotic drive plays a role in early embryo loss.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2022

Meiosis II, in which the second round of meiotic division takes place, includes prophase II, prometaphase II, and so on.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Hence we get names for the two kinds of diminutives; viz., the term meiotic for the true diminutives, and the term hypocoristic for the diminutives of endearment.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)