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Detailed Synonyms for reduction division in English
reduction division:
reduction division [the ~] noun
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the reduction division
– (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) 1the reduction division; the meiosis; the miosis; the myosis– (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) 1