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Reduction division

Reduction division Meaning & Definition
Reduction division Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reduction division?

[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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reduction division: meiosis | miosis

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See Also | anaphase | cell division | cellular division | karyokinesis | metaphase | nondisjunction | prophase | segregation | telophase

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