(n) (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), Syn.miosis, reduction division
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. mei`wsis, fr. meioy^n to make smaller, from mei`wn. See Meionite. ] 1. (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see also litotes. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
2. (Cell Biology) The cellular process by which a diploid progenitor cell forms haploid gametes, including a division of one diploid cell into two cells, each with one of the homologous sets of chromosomes. [ PJC ]
[アポミクシスせい, apomikushisu sei] (n, adj-no) apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant [Add to Longdo]
[apomikuteikku] (n) apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant [Add to Longdo]
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