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meiosis in Kannada

meiosis in Kannada is ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್ — 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 Kannada

ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್
Pronounced: miyāsis
cell division

What does "meiosis" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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."
  3. noun Abnormal narrowing of the pupil of the eye, more usually spelled miosis.
    "Opioid use typically causes meiosis of the pupils."

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.

Common Kannada translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "meiosis" in Kannada?

"meiosis" in Kannada is ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್. 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 pronounce ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್?

"meiosis" in Kannada is ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್, pronounced "miyāsis".

How do you use "meiosis" in a sentence?

Example: "Meiosis halves the chromosome number so that fertilisation restores it." In Kannada, "meiosis" is ಮಿಯಾಸಿಸ್.

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