One entry found for meiosis.

Main Entry: mei·o·sis
Pronunciation: m--ss
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -o·ses /--sz/
: the process by which the number of chromosomes in a cell that produces sex cells is reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell followed by a mitotic division -- compare MITOSIS 1
- mei·ot·ic /m-ät-ik/ adjective
- mei·ot·i·cal·ly /-ät-i-k(-)l/ adverb