REDUCTION DIVISION
(noun)
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Reduction Division.
Definitions
Reduction Division - as a noun
(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)
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Example Sentences
"During meiosis, the chromosomes go through reduction division to produce haploid cells."
"The reduction division process results in the halving of the chromosome number."
"In reduction division, homologous chromosomes separate into different cells."
"The primary goal of reduction division is to ensure genetic diversity in offspring."
"During reduction division, crossing over can occur between homologous chromosomes."
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- reductants
- reductase
- reductases
- reductio
- reduction
- Reduction Division
- reductional
- reductionism
- reductionisms
- reductionist
- reductionistic