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  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cell physiology
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. meiosis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cytogenetics
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. meiosis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. cytogenetics
  4. cell cycle
  5. cell division
  6. meiosis

Preferred term

meiosis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • reduction division

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URI

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

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