meiosis
noun
part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
meiotic
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a word derived from
meiosis.
Example Sentences
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Within six weeks, most normal meiotic processes returned, along with healthy sperm production.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
Recently, a high-throughput genetic screening of meiotic crossover rate mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana garnered the interest of the academic community by unraveling a century-old mystery in the life sciences.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
This may allow humans and other mammals to tolerate meiotic drive over evolutionary time.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022
However, the meiotic division is arrested in its progress in the first prophase stage.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
After the meiotic or reduction divisions each gamete of course contains in its nucleus four single chromosomes.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
