WordNet: 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)
- domain: topic genetic science, genetics
- hypernym cell division, cellular division
- hyponym nondisjunction
meiosis
miosis
- (suomi) meioosi (synonyymi)
reduction division
- (suomi) vähennysjakautuminen (synonyymi)