Look up: Meiosis

1. meiosis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mī-ō′sis Definitions: 1. A special process of cell division comprising two nuclear divisions in rapid succession that result in four gametocytes, each containing half the number of chromosomes found in somatic cells. Synonyms: meiotic division
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2. meiosis
   A two-stage type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms. In meiosis, a diploid cell divides to produce four haploid cells, each with half the original chromosome content. For this reason, meiosis is often called a 'reduction division'. In organisms with a diploid life cycles, the product...
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3. Meiosis
   The reduction division process by which haploid gametes and spores are formed, consisting of a single duplication of the genetic material followed by two mitotic divisions.
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4. meiosis
   The process in which a eukaryotic nucleus divides into nuclei whose ploidy is lower than that of the parent nucleus (typically, haploid nuclei being formed from diploid nuclei) and in which recombination usually occurs.
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5. Meiosis
   The process of division of sexual cells in which the number of chromosomes in each nucleus is reduced to half the normal number found in normal somatic cells. When two sexual cells fuse, each contributes its half of the chromosomes. The resulting embryo contains the full chromosome complement. Cells with half the chromosomes are called haploids, while those with the full complement are diploids.
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6. meiosis
   (Variation and inheritance) type of cell division which forms sex cells (gametes) each with half the usual number of chromosomes
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7. Meiosis
   Understatement.
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8. meiosis
   [n] - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
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9. Meiosis
   the type of cell division that occurs only in the ovaries and testicles, producing cells with half the genes of the original cell; these cells then form eggs and sperm
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10. Meiosis
    Meiosis: The process of germ cell formation. During meiosis, each chromosome pairs with the other chromosome in the pair and they exchange segments of genetic material. In both women and men, the autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) pair. In women, the X chromosomes pair; and in men, the X and Y chromoso...
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11. meiosis
    a process of two consecutive specialised nuclear divisions leading to the formation of gametophytes Category: Medicine • the division of a nucleus in which half of the(unsplit)chromosomes move to the one side,the others to the other side of the nucleus Category: Medicine
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12. meiosis
    A specialized form of nuclear division in which there are two successive nuclear divisions (meiosis I and II) without any chromosome replication between them. Each division can be divided into 4 phases similar to those of mitosis (pro-, meta-, ana- and telophase). Meiosis reduces the starting number of 4n chromosomes in the parent cell to n in each of the 4 daughter cells. Each cell receives only one of each homologous chromosome pair, with the maternal and paternal chromosomes being distributed randomly between the cells. This is vital for the segregation of genes. During the prophase of meiosis I (classically divided into stages: Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene and Diakinesis), homologous chromosomes pair to form bivalents, thus allowing crossing-over, the physical exchange of chromatid segments. This results in the recombination of genes. Meiosis occurs during the formation of gametes in animals, which are thus haploid and fertilization gives a diploid egg. In plants meiosis leads to the formation of the spore by the sporophyte generation.
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13. Meiosis
    Mei·o'sis (mi*ō'sĭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek mei`wsis , from meioy^n to make smaller, from mei`wn . See Meionite .] (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.
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14. meiosis
    A specialised form of nuclear division in which there two successive nuclear divisions (meiosis I and II) without any chromosome replication between them. Each division can be divided into 4 phases similar to those of mitosis pro, meta, ana and telophase). Meiosis reduces the starting number of 4n c...
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15. meiosis
    miosis 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)
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16. meiosis
    (mi-o´sis) the process of cell division by which reproductive cells (gametes) are formed. There are two successive divisions, meiosis I and meiosis II, in which four daughter cells are formed, each with the haploid number of chromosomes (23 in humans). As in mitosis, meiosis I and II are each divided into four phases: p...
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17. Meiosis
    • (n.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.
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18. meiosis
    (from the article `litotes`) ...and `no mean feat.` Litotes is a stylistic feature of Old English poetry and of the Icelandic sagas, and it is responsible for much of their ...
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19. meiosis
    division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes, or sex cells, each possessing half the number of ... [17 related articles]
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20. meiosis
    meiosis (s), meioses (pl) 1. That process in the division of germ cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced from the double or diploid number typical of somatic cells to the halved or haploid number characteristic of gametes. 2. The nuclear changes which take place in the last two cell divisions in the formation of germ cells. T...
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21. meiosis
    The process of two consecutive cell divisions in the diploid progenitors of sex cells. Meiosis results in four rather than two daughter cells, each with a haploid set of chromosomes.
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22. Meiosis
    The process of two consecutive cell divisions in the diploid progenitors of sex cells. Meiosis results in four rather than two daughter cells, each with a haploid set of chromosomes.
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23. Meiosis
    The type of cell division that forms eggs or sperm in sexually reproducing organisms. This process takes place during the embryonic phase of development.
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24. meiosis
    meiosis (mīo'sis) , process of nuclear division in a living cell by which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number. Meiosis occurs only in the process of gametogenesis, i.e., when the gametes, or sex cells (ovum and sperm), are being formed. Because fertilization co...
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25. meiosis
    In biology, a process of cell division in which the number of chromosomes in the cell is halved. It only occurs in eukaryotic cells, and is part of a life cycle that involves sexual reproduction because it allows the genes of two parents to be combined without the total number of chromosomes increasi...
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