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What is meiosis?


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Meiosis- gamete formation, chromosome conjugation and 2 cell divisions. Diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.

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Meiosis means an understatement for rhetorical effect. Example:saying 'I was not a little upset' when you mean 'I was very upset'.

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Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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Meiosis: The process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in (more?)

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One of the two types of cellular division where one of each pair of hologous chromosomes transfers to each daughter cell.

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Chromosomes in a diploid cell split to make 4 haploid daughter cells. Thanks for asking chacha!

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Meiosis- process of nuclear division in a living cell by which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original.

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Meiosis - a part of sexual reproduction by which one cell divides into four different cells, promoting genetic variation.

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