Phenomena and Processes

Meiosis

A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells.

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A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells.

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7 entry terms
  • Meioses
  • M Phase, Meiotic
  • Meiotic M Phase
  • M Phases, Meiotic
  • Meiotic M Phases
  • Phase, Meiotic M
  • Phases, Meiotic M

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  • Cell Division (1966-1967)

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  1. G04.144w.220w.220.687w
  2. G05.113w.220.687w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meiosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008540. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008540
  2. Meiosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis
  3. Meiosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16424695