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Meiosis

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Meiosis Definition

A special method of cell division, occurring in maturation of the germ cells, by means of which each daughter nucleus receives half the number of chromosomes characteristic of the somatic cells of the species.

Meiosis Synonyms

Meiosis, meiosis

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