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Meiosis   /maɪˈoʊsəs/   Listen
Meiosis

noun
(pl. meioses)
1.
(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: miosis, reduction division.
2.
Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).  Synonym: litotes.






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Words linked to "Meiosis" :   metaphase, meiotic, genetic science, miosis, cytokinesis, understatement, cell division, rhetorical device, telophase, genetics, cellular division, segregation, prophase, nondisjunction, karyokinesis, litotes, anaphase



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