Definition of reduction division Reduction division
re•duc•tion di•vi•sion
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| 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) | ||
| meiosis, miosis | ||
| cell division, cellular division the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells | ||
| genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | ||
| anaphase the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | ||
| cytokinesis organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells | ||
| karyokinesis organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | ||
| metaphase the second stage of mitosis | ||
| nondisjunction meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells | ||
| prophase the first stage of mitosis | ||
| segregation the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" | ||
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