Meiosis

Definition of Meiosis

Mei`o´sis Pronunciation: mî`ō´sĭs

n.	1.	(Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see also litotes.
	2.	(Cell Biology) The cellular process by which a diploid progenitor cell forms haploid gametes, including a division of one diploid cell into two cells, each with one of the homologous sets of chromosomes.

Related Words

anaphase, cell division, cellular division, cytokinesis, genetic science, genetics, karyokinesis, metaphase, miosis, nondisjunction, prophase, reduction division, segregation, telophase

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