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How to say: meiosis
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Meiosis
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meiosis
US accent
/meɪˈoʊsɪs/
UK accent
/meɪˈəʊsɪs/
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Definition
Definition — (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)