meiosis

noun

mei·o·sis mī-ˈō-səs How to pronounce meiosis (audio)

: the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect : understatement

: the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic division compare mitosis

meiotic

mī-ˈä-tik

adjective

meiotically

mī-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce meiosis (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And rearrangements are typically not advantageous: During meiosis and the formation of gametes, all chromosomes need to pair up with a matching partner.

Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 In automixis, small cells called polar bodies – also produced through meiosis with eggs – can merge with an egg to produce offspring and create offspring that are similar to the mother but not exact clones.

Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021 Ovaries produce eggs through a complex process called meiosis, where the cells replicate, reorganize, and separate.

Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020 At the heart of this transaction is a process called meiosis, where chromosomes inherited from each parent pair up and swap pieces.

Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2014 Most animals have chromosomes made of two nearly identical copies of each gene, a consequence of the pairing and mixing that goes on during meiosis.

Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2014 Recombination is a process in which the maternal and paternal copies of chromosomes exchange blocks of DNA with each other during meiosis, the production of sperm and egg cells.

Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2018 The experiment did not work in males, likely because spermatogonia go through normal mitotic cell division before meiosis, stymying HDR.

Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2018 The chromosomes naturally swap DNA during meiosis, and during those exchanges the cell only allows HDR.

Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek meiōsis diminution, from meioun to diminish, from meiōn less; akin to Sanskrit mīyate he diminishes

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	meiosis
释义	meiosis noun mei·o·sis mī-ˈō-səs 1 : the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect : understatement 2 : the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic division compare mitosis meiotic mī-ˈä-tik adjective meiotically mī-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web And rearrangements are typically not advantageous: During meiosis and the formation of gametes, all chromosomes need to pair up with a matching partner. Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 In automixis, small cells called polar bodies – also produced through meiosis with eggs – can merge with an egg to produce offspring and create offspring that are similar to the mother but not exact clones. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021 Ovaries produce eggs through a complex process called meiosis, where the cells replicate, reorganize, and separate. Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020 At the heart of this transaction is a process called meiosis, where chromosomes inherited from each parent pair up and swap pieces. Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2014 Most animals have chromosomes made of two nearly identical copies of each gene, a consequence of the pairing and mixing that goes on during meiosis. Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2014 Recombination is a process in which the maternal and paternal copies of chromosomes exchange blocks of DNA with each other during meiosis, the production of sperm and egg cells. Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2018 The experiment did not work in males, likely because spermatogonia go through normal mitotic cell division before meiosis, stymying HDR. Jon Cohen, Science \| AAAS, 10 July 2018 The chromosomes naturally swap DNA during meiosis, and during those exchanges the cell only allows HDR. Jon Cohen, Science \| AAAS, 10 July 2018 See More Word History Etymology New Latin, from Greek meiōsis diminution, from meioun to diminish, from meiōn less; akin to Sanskrit mīyate he diminishes First Known Use 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition meiosis noun mei·o·sis mī-ˈō-səs plural meioses -ˌsēz : the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic division compare mitosis sense 1 meiosis noun as in belittlement Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance belittlement minimizing understatement disparagement poor-mouthing Antonyms & Near Antonyms magnification elaboration stretching coloring amplification exaggeration enhancement embroidery misrepresentation fabrication overstatement padding caricature embellishment hyperbole embroidering See More
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meiosis

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

noun

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