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noun
the first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
meiosis as a whole, a type of cell division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: meiosis, miosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cell division, cellular division
Narrower terms: nondisjunction
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