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Noun

1. 1
   the first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) wordnet
3. 3
   meiosis as a whole, a type of cell division. countable, uncountable

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living cell divisionmeiosismiosis