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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 | ||
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