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meiosis
A special process of cell division comprising 2 nuclear divisions in rapid succession that result in 4 gametocytes, each having 1/2 the number of chromosomes found in somatic cells.
Related
mitosis
Specific
cytokinesis
karyokinesis
General
cell division
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995