Reduction division

noun

Definitions

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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