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meiosis
meiosis /maɪˈəʊ.sɪs/ aep /-ˈoʊ-/ noun [U] SPECIALIZED
► F0 the type of cell division that happens as part of reproduction (= the process of producing young animals or plants), in which one cell divides into four gametes (= reproductive cells), each with a different mixture of chromosomes and half the number contained in the original cell→ COMPARE MITOSIS(Cf. ↑mitosis)Thesaurus+: ↑Cells |