(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) 同义词:meiosis, miosis,
例句与用法
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The gametophyte is derived from the product of a reduction division in the megaspore mother cell . 该配子体是由大孢子母细胞进行减数分裂而来。
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There are two main types of nuclear division : mitosis , which results in daughter cells identical to their parents ; and meiosis ( reduction division ) , which produces daughter cells which have half the number of chromosomes of their parent cells , and in which the genetic material has been recombined 核分裂有两种主要的类型:一种为有丝分裂,即子代细胞与亲本相同,另一种为减数分裂,其产生的子细胞所含的染色体数为亲本染色体数的一半,基因在分裂过程中发生了重组。