Meiosis Written by NCI Thesaurus v.07.09d   

Definition of Meiosis A special method of cell division, occurring in maturation of the germ cells, by means of which each daughter nucleus receives half the number of chromosomes characteristic of the somatic cells of the species. Meiosis is from the group Cell Division Other Names for Meiosis Meiosis meiosis Source NCI Thesaurus License

 

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