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.
Year introduced: 1968
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Tree Number(s): G04.144.220.220.687, G05.113.220.687
MeSH Unique ID: D008540
Entry Terms:
- Meioses
- M Phase, Meiotic
- Meiotic M Phase
- Meiotic M Phases
- M Phases, Meiotic
- Phase, Meiotic M
- Phases, Meiotic M
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