meiosis in Indonesian
meiosis in Indonesian is meiosis — meiosis means a type of cell division that produces four sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. It happens in two rounds and shuffles genetic material, so no two gametes are identical.
meiosis in Indonesian
meiosis
(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.
What does "meiosis" mean?
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noun A type of cell division that produces four sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. It happens in two rounds and shuffles genetic material, so no two gametes are identical.
"Meiosis halves the chromosome number so that fertilisation restores it."
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noun A figure of speech in which something is deliberately described as smaller or less important than it is, for ironic effect.
"Calling the hurricane "a spot of weather" is meiosis."
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noun Abnormal narrowing of the pupil of the eye, more usually spelled miosis.
"Opioid use typically causes meiosis of the pupils."
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meiosis in a sentence
- Meiosis halves the chromosome number so that fertilisation restores it.
- Crossing over occurs during prophase I of meiosis.
- Calling the hurricane "a spot of weather" is meiosis.
- Opioid use typically causes meiosis of the pupils.
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What is "meiosis" in Indonesian?
"meiosis" in Indonesian is meiosis. meiosis means: A type of cell division that produces four sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. It happens in two rounds and shuffles genetic material, so no two gametes are identical.
How do you use "meiosis" in a sentence?
Example: "Meiosis halves the chromosome number so that fertilisation restores it." In Indonesian, "meiosis" is meiosis.
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