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reduction division
:
NOUN
process
reduction division
,
meiosis
,
miosis
(genetics)
cell division
that
produces
reproductive cells
in
sexually
reproducing
organisms
English
>
reduction division
: 1 sense
> noun 1, process
Meaning
(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
).
Synonyms
meiosis
,
miosis
Category
genetics
,
genetic science
The branch of
biology
that
studies
heredity
and
variation
in
organisms
Parts
anaphase
The
stage
/
stage
of
meiosis
or
mitosis
when
chromosomes
move toward opposite
ends
of the
nuclear
spindle
cytokinesis
organic process
consisting of the
division
of the
cytoplasm
of a
cell
following
karyokinesis
bringing about
the
separation
into two
daughter cells
karyokinesis
organic process
consisting of the
division
of the nucleus of a
cell
during
mitosis
or
meiosis
metaphase
The second
stage
of
meiosis
prophase
The first
stage
of
meiosis
segregation
(genetics) the
separation
of paired
alleles
during
meiosis
so that members of each pair of
alleles
appear in different
gametes
telophase
The
final stage
of
meiosis
when the
chromosomes
move toward opposite
ends
of the
nuclear
spindle
Narrower
nondisjunction
meiosis
in which there is a
failure
of paired homologous
chromosomes
to
separate
Broader
cell division
,
cellular division
The process in
reproduction
and
growth
by which a
cell
divides
to
form
daughter cells
Spanish
meiosis
Catalan
meiosi
,
miosi
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