meiosis
/mahy-oh-sis/US // maɪˈoʊ sɪs //UK // (maɪˈəʊsɪs) //
减数分裂,成熟期,减数次分裂,减数第一次分裂
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Cell Biology. 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.Compare mitosis.
- : Rhetoric. belittlement. expressive understatement, especially litotes.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as incell division
Examples
In Malone’s lab, she fell in love with meiosis, the process by which organisms divvy up genetic information to pass on to future generations.
Gametogenesis, fertilization, and one-division meiosis in Oxymonas.
Meiosis in Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis.
Gametogenesis, fertilization, and one-division meiosis in Saccinobaculus.
Haploid (n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in diakinesis, metaphase I, and metaphase II of meiosis.
One-division meiosis and autogamy without cell division in Urinympha.
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