Cell Function
meiosis Audio
mei·o·sis [ mahy-oh-sis ]
Subclass of:
nuclear division
Definitions related to meiosis:
  • A special form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the parent cell. Meiosis occurs during formation of egg and sperm cells in mammals.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A type of cell nucleus division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • 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.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Meiosis, division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes, or sex cells, each possessing half the number of chromosomes of the original cell. A brief treatment of meiosis follows. For further discussion, see cell: Cell division and growth. The process of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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