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Engelsk navneord: meiosis

1. meiosis (om proces) (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)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)miosis, reduction division


Mindre specifikke termercell division, cellular division


Mere specifikke termernondisjunction


Omfatter disse specifikke termeranaphase, cytokinesis, karyokinesis, metaphase, prophase, segregation, telophase


Overordnet emneområdegenetic science, genetics

2. meiosis (om kommunikation) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningSaying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)litotes


Mindre specifikke termerrhetorical device, understatement









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