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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Surprisingly, different from other HSFs responding to stress, the study showed that HSF5 plays an essential role in the meiotic prophase progression in male germ cells under non-stress conditions.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
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
This cell is haploid and must go through another meiotic cell division.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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
