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Reproductive cell division
Answer for the clue "Reproductive cell division ", 6 letters:
miosis
Alternative clues for the word miosis
- Constriction of pupils
- Excessive contraction of the pupil
- Constriction of the eye's pupil
- The nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- Constriction of the pupil
- (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
Word definitions for miosis in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (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) [syn: meiosis , reduction ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1819, from Greek myein "to shut (the eyes)" + -osis . Greek myein is perhaps originally "to close the lips," from PIE *meue- "to be silent" (see mute (adj.)). Related: Miotic .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Contraction of the pupil of the eye.