English noun: reduction division | |||
1. | reduction division (process) (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 | meiosis, miosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cell division, cellular division | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nondisjunction | ||
Part holonym | anaphase, cytokinesis, karyokinesis, metaphase, prophase, segregation, telophase | ||
Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||