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Concept information

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meiosis

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information A type of cell nucleus division, occurring during maturation of the germ cells. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S phase) result in daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells.

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • reduction division

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23390

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