meiosis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /maɪˈəʊ.sɪs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /maɪˈoʊ.sɪs/

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Noun

Singular meiosis

Plural meioses

1. (cytology) Meiosis is the division of a cell nucleus into four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes.