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1. (n.) reduction division
meiosis, esp. the first division in which the chromosome number is reduced.
Etymology: (1890–95)
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1. (noun) meiosis, miosis, reduction division
(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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