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meiotic

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mei·o·sis  (m-ss)
n. pl. mei·o·ses (-sz)
1. Genetics The process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells from diploid to haploid, leading to the production of gametes in animals and spores in plants.
2. Rhetorical understatement.
[Greek meisis, diminution, from meioun, to diminish, from mein, less; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
mei·otic (-tk) adj.
mei·oti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.meiotic - of or relating to meiosismeiotic - of or relating to meiosis            
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