miosis
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referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsis a type of: cell division, cellular division - the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cellssubtypes: nondisjunction - meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cellshas:
- anaphase - the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
- cytokinesis - organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
- karyokinesis - organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
- metaphase - the second stage of meiosis
- prophase - the first stage of meiosis
- segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
- telophase - the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
same as: meiosis, reduction division -
is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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