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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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